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By Brian SkellengerJune 07 2017 / 1:51 PM
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The billboard, located on the border between Colorado and New Mexico, features an advertisement for the new green chile breakfast burrito, saying "Usually, when you roll something this good, it's illegal!"
\u201cPHOTO: @McDonalds billboard joke goes viral https://t.co/dAqwqGgqx7\u201d
 — KRON4 News (@KRON4 News)
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While some enjoyed the controversial humor of the billboard:
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\u201c.@McDonalds Pretty dank ad you have there... #Legalize https://t.co/64p5aWLf77\u201d
 — NORML (@NORML)
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McDonald's Corporate did not:
\u201cMcdonald's billboard makes stoner joke, corporate is not laughing https://t.co/fro1ouTCyr\u201d
 — DannyDanko (@DannyDanko)
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One spokesperson told the Huffington Post, "This local franchise billboard does not meet our standards and is being taken down."
Tough crowd.

        
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