Pothead Candidate Benjamin Thomas Wolf,
Posted on 03/01/2018 5:04:25 AM PST by MarvinStinson
A Democrat running for Congress in Illinois' fifth congressional district showcased his support for marijuana legalization by smoking pot in a new campaign ad.
Benjamin Thomas Wolf, a former FBI official turned Chicago restaurant owner, told the Chicago Sun-Times that it is important to be upfront about recreational cannabis use and the potential economic and social benefits of legalization.
"As a cannabis user, I think it's important we get out front and talk about it," said Wolf, who is vying to defeat incumbent Rep.I Mike Quigley (D., Ill.) in this year's Democratic primary. "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."
Wolf released a photograph on Monday that features him sitting in front of an American flag painting with a smoldering joint in hand.
Wolf moved to Chicago five years ago after stints living in Washington, D.C., and overseas while serving in the State Department. He now owns a restaurant called Park and Field in Chicago's Logan Square neighbor.
Wolf says that his marijuana admission can only help him with voters in the district, where the average age is 33. Of the two other Democrats challenging Quigley for the Democratic nomination, Wolf is the only one to come out in favor of marijuana legalization.
This is not the first time that Wolf has injected controversy into his campaign ads. After the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, earlier this month, Wolf released a campaign video of himself with an AR-15 rifle. In the video, Wolf explains the function of an AR-15 and says that it is the "same weapon he carried in Iraq." Wolf used the video to declare his support for a full "assault weapons" ban and stronger background checks.
The Democratic primary is scheduled for March 20.
Pothead Candidate Benjamin Thomas Wolf,
Right. Because Congress needs another LAW BREAKING stoner running around pissing on the rule of law and our Constitution.
Stinking damned Libtards.
Dem AMERICA hater can’t even paint the flag R,W,B.
Former FBI official. What has happened to the FBI?
This is just another example of Sanctuary from Laws. Don’t like laws? Don’t follow laws, then flaunt it. It would be more intellectually honest if he was also a male prostitute.
Gotta get into the gutter where his voters are.
While I would never vote for him, got to give him credit for his directness—pot, AR-15, etc. Without knowing his Democratic competition, my guess is he will do well. Probably as well against a Republican.
Soros is pleased.
Does wide spread use of marijuana make our country more or less competitive on the world stage?
That fact alone says a whole lot about the type of person the FBI has been recruiting. Today's FBI.
I might be okay with him being a marijuana-only-law-breaking-stoner if he would not only refrain from pissing on the Constitution but also actively support and defend it.
He has certainly nailed the “metro-sexual smug-douche” look.
Interesting...wonder if he served in Baghdad where the big drug ring thing was going on in Sec of State Hillary Clinton's time?
What leads you to believe that he is not?
Admitting it is the first step, isn't it?
I would NOT eat at any of his restaurants, either.
Right. Because that has really been working out so well for us up this point, right?
I can’t believe he took off the onesie pajama to put on an actual suit.
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