Candidate Gary Chambers lights a blunt on his Democratic Louisiana Senate ad campaign.Gary Chambers for U.S. Senate
Chambers will challenge Republican incumbent Sen. John Kennedy.
Democratic Louisiana Senate candidate Gary Chambers on Tuesday released his first campaign ad, a video showing him smoking marijuana and advocating for its legalization.
“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new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology,” said Chambers in a tweet accompanying his ad titled ’37 seconds.’
The video opens with Chambers seated in a leather chair in the middle of a field and dressed in a deep blue suit — all while lighting a blunt and smoking it.
“Every 37 seconds someone is arrested for possession of marijuana,” said Chambers in the video.
“States waste $3.7 billion enforcing marijuana laws every year. Most of the people police are arresting aren’t dealers but rather people with small amounts of pot, just like me,” he goes on.
Republican and Democratic Senate campaign operatives say they believe this is the first Senate race ad featuring a candidate openly smoking marijuana.
Chambers is looking to unseat Republican Sen. John Kennedy, who was first elected in 2016. Another Democrat, Luke Mixon, has also declared he will run for the position. Louisiana leans Republican: Kennedy won his seat by 21 points and Trump won the state by 25 points in 2020. The state’s governor, John Bel Edwards, is a Democrat.
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Published: January 18, 2022
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