Louisiana Democrat running for US Senate smokes marijuana in campaign ad

Louisiana Senate candidate points out hypocrisy of marijuana laws in very blunt campaign launch

We’ve come a long way from the days of Bill “I Didn’t Inhale” Clinton and our overwrought collective freakout over ordinary and decidedly normal cannabis use. Not that long ago, video of a U.S. Senate candidate smoking weed in a field would be considered lurid oppo research. But now, at least one candidate, Gary Chambers, is featuring it in his campaign advertising. Now, I doubt Chambers will win. Why? He was filmed smoking a blunt and the video…

Democrat seeking election to US Senate smokes marijuana in campaign ad

Gary Chambers, a Democrat who launched a bid to serve as a U.S. senator for the state of Louisiana, has captured significant attention by releasing a campaign ad that features footage of him smoking marijuana."Most of the people police are arresting aren't dealers, but rather people with small amoun...

US Senate candidate from Louisiana smokes marijuana in new campaign ad

By Chandelis Duster, CNNA US Senate candidate in Louisiana released a campaign ad Tuesday in which he smokes marijuana in an attempt to spark what he calls “a new conversation” around the drug.Gary Chambers Jr., a Democrat and social justice activist, is shown in the ad sitting in a chair and taking puffs from a rolled marijuana blunt. While smoking, he cites arrest statistics for Black Americans related to marijuana possession.“I hope this ad w…

US Senate candidate from Louisiana smokes marijuana in new ad

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr. can be seen smoking marijuana in his first campaign ad.The 37-second ad offers statistics about marijuana arrests and the disproportionate impact on people of color."I hope this ad works to not only destigmatize the use of marijuana, but also forces a new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology," Chamber…

US Senate candidate from Louisiana smokes marijuana in new campaign ad

A US Senate candidate in Louisiana released a campaign ad Tuesday in which he smokes marijuana in an attempt to spark what he calls "a new conversation" around the drug.

Democrat smokes weed in Senate campaign ad

(Pixabay)Only days after smokable marijuana became legal under Louisiana state law – it's still illegal under federal law – a Democrat politician has made an ad during which he's apparently smoking marijuana.Fox News explained it is Senate candidate Gary Chambers, who wants marijuana legalized at the federal level, who is "smoking marijuana in an outdoor leather armchair."He explains, "Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for possession of mari…