Gary Chambers Jr.: US Senate candidate from Louisiana smokes marijuana in new campaign ad
Chambers is looking to unseat Republican Sen. John Kennedy in November’s all-party primary. If no candidate gets a majority of the vote, there will be a December runoff for the seat.
In a statement to CNN on Tuesday, Chambers said it is “long past due that politicians stop pretending to be better or different than the people they represent,” adding that it’s time to overhaul the criminal justice system’s treatment of marijuana possession.
“Some parts of the country are fighting opioid addictions and creating millionaires and better schools from the marijuana industry. Others are creating felonies and destroyed families. I can’t stand for that,” Chambers said.
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