What a time to be alive. Not only does your dad smoke pot in front of you (while he calls it “pot”), but your very own U.S. government officials are getting down with the weed. It seems like the war on marijuana has fizzled out into a cloud of chill vibes and high times. Everyone is getting stoned. Or so it seems... Despite the leaps and bounds of progress towards marijuana destigmatization, decriminalization, and legalization, there are still places in the U.S. where cannabis products are totally illegal. THC-containing products are still illegal in 11 states! That means that there are 11 states where you can be arrested and incarcerated for possessing a small amount of marijuana. WTF?! Even in other states that have decriminalized weed (like Louisiana), there are still legal ramifications for mere possession. Some 420-friendly political figures are trying to change this fact.
In Louisiana, Senate candidate Gary Chambers lit up a fat blunt in his political campaign advertisement on Tuesday. Of course, the historic video went viral. The statement is clear and powerful: the marijuana prohibition must be abolished. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Gary Chambers shares an insightful reason behind the bold ad: “the only way that you can destigmatize [cannabis] is to just do it.” Chambers wants to use his platform to create equity for Black Americans. Cannabis reform is just one of the ways he plans to do it.
Gary Chambers is not the first political candidate to light up. Vice President Kamala Harris has also admitted to smoking weed in this video. Maybe this is an omen that Vice President Harris will be in office during a federal decriminalization of marijuana! One can dream, anyway. As you might’ve known, former POTUS Barack Obama is also a well-known advocate for cannabis use.
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