Democratic Senate candidate smokes marijuana in new ad highlighting disparity and reform

Progressive activist and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr. smokes marijuana in a field in New Orleans while talking about marijuana reform in his first campaign ad. The Office of Personnel Management in 2021 released a memo stating past marijuana use should not be the sole reason a candidate for a government position should be deemed unfit. He says someone is arrested for possession of marijuana every 37 seconds. “Black people are four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana laws than white people. Also last year, the New Orleans City Council pardoned 10,000 cases of marijuana possession for anyone convicted after 2010.