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With mid-term elections coming up later this year, campaigning efforts are getting underway. Already, one overtly pro-cannabis candidate is making headlines. As part of his new website, an Illinois Congressional candidate smokes marijuana for a campaign ad.
A Weed-Smoking Candidate
Benjamin Thomas Wolf is a Democratic candidate running for the 5th Congressional District in Illinois. In preparation for the primary vote on March 20, Wolf has been stepping up his campaign efforts.
Most recently, that means making his support of weed explicitly clear. A new campaign ad published on the homepage of Wolf’s website features a photo of the candidate sitting in a chair holding a joint and surrounded by smoke. A painting of a U.S. flag is behind him.
Directly beneath the photo, Wolf’s attitude on weed is articulated clearly and simply. The ad says “Legalize cannabis. Vote March 20th.”
Wolf is a former FBI operative and U.S. diplomat. And, as it turns out, he’s also a big fan of cannabis. According to his website and recent interviews, he likes weed for several important reasons.
“As a cannabis user, I think it’s important we get out front and talk about it,” he told news sources recently. “We realize that cannabis can bring billions of dollars to the state, it’s medicine for millions of people around the country, it changes criminal justice reform and personally I think it’s a wonderful recreational substance as well.”
Now, Wolf is making his pro-weed position a key piece of his campaign platform. In particular, he is calling for the legalization of cannabis. Additionally, he has floated plans to spend state revenues