WESTLAKE : Controversial Show Gets New Time Slot

Ventura County Cablevision has moved the controversial “Hemp, Hemp, Hurray!” public access show from its afternoon time slot to 10:30 p.m., when it will compete with another program that has created its own fair share of controversy, MTV’s “Beavis and Butt-head.”

Alan McDaniel, the cable system’s community programming coordinator, said the scheduling shift was made in response to concerns from viewers over broadcasting the pro-marijuana message in the afternoon when children could be watching.

Producer Michael Lippmann agreed to the change.

The show, which features marijuana facts running across a background of colors, shapes and cartoon music, will appear Monday and Nov. 29 at 10:30 p.m. on Channel 8, the cable system’s public access channel.