The Democrat said in the ad that he wants to “destigmatize the use of marijuana,” a pathway to legalization and “forgive those arrested due to outdated ideology.”
Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Gary Chambers of Louisiana released an ad on Tuesday showing the candidate smoking marijuana while promoting a pathway toward legalizing the drug. “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new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology,” Chambers said in the ad. Chambers, a progressive activist, finished third in a special election primary race to fill last year. He is running to challenge Republican Senator John Kennedy. Chambers, who is Black, opens the advertisement, titled “37 seconds,” with an image of him lighting a blunt and smoking it. “Every 37 seconds someone is arrested for possession of marijuana,” Chambers said in the video. “Black people are four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana laws than white people,” Chambers said. “States waste $3.
