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Senate Candidate Smokes A Blunt While Blasting Marijuana Arrests In First Campaign Ad
4 monthes ago | By News One
Louisiana U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers. |
An upstart U.S. Senate candidate from Louisiana challenging a Republican incumbent is making the decriminalization of marijuana a central part of his platform in his first campaign ad.
Gary Chambers, a progressive Democrat who identifies in part as a social justice activist and advocate, released the new ad Tuesday, just about one week after he declared his candidacy. The ad is entitled “37 seconds” in a reference to the frequency with which marijuana-related arrests take place in the U.S.
“Every 37 seconds, someone is arrested for...
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Louisiana Senate candidate smokes blunt in campaign ad highlighting non-violent drug convictions
4 monthes ago | By Business Insider
US Senate candidate Gary Chambers. c/o Chambers for Louisiana campaign
A Democratic Senate candidate in Louisiana made a splash on Tuesday with a new ad.
Gary Chambers, a challenger to GOP Sen. John Kennedy, smokes a blunt in the video.
The ad highlights non-violent drug convictions.
Marijuana, once a taboo subject for American politicians, is featured front and center in a new campaign ad out of Louisiana. Democrat Gary Chambers is seen lighting and inhaling a blunt in his debut TV ad, clocking in at 37 seconds. -Gary Chambers January 18, 2022 "Every 37 seconds someone is arrested for...
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