conducted by yougov, the survey was released on jan. 26, weeks after louisiana u.s. senate candidate gary chambers released an ad smoking a blunt.
a deeper look into the statistics shows that democrats were most likely to vote for a politician who smoked weed when compared to republicans. still, a significant percentage of republicans said they would vote for a politician who smoked cannabis if they agreed on most issues.
chambers has caused a lot of commotion from his ad, earning his first large endorsement from rep. ted james. “i was shocked when i saw it. politicians don’t usually do that. he’s definitely started some real conversations,” james said.
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my first campaign ad, ‘37 seconds.’ #justlikeme
— gary chambers (@garychambersjr) january 18, 2022
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new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology. pic.twitter.com/g0qkvmugkd
the freshtoast.com , a u.s. lifestyle site that contributes lifestyle content and, with their partnership with 600,000 physicians via skipta, medical marijuana information to the growthop.
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