Family Guy has been banned, The BBC has learned. Authorities in Venezuela have warned local stations against broadcasting episodes of cult animated comedy, because the show promote the use of marijuana.

Networks refusing to drop Family Guy from its schedule will be fined, says Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami, who particularly targets a recent episode in which Brian The Talking Dog started a campaign to legalize pot.

It is not the first time that President Hugo Chavez’ government has reacted badly to a cartoon.

Last year, The Simpsons was deemed unsuitable for children after officials decided it flouted regulations prohibiting “messages that go against the whole education of boys, girls and adolescents.”