A write-in candidate for governor in Rhode Island released an ad detailing how she uses cannabis (a lot) and vowing to end the stigma of marijuana use if elected.
“I use cannabis every day. I cook it into food. And I use it as medicine to help me with a physical condition,” the candidate, Anne Armstrong of the Rhode Island Compassion Party, said in the video. “I use it as a dietary supplement and yes I do smoke cannabis and yes I do inhale. And it helps me: it helps me to focus, it helps me to facilitate communication. It doesn’t make people crazy the way you’ve been told.”
Armstrong previously worked for Raytheon as an electrical engineer. According to ABC News, while in law school she was diagnosed with swine flu and was allowed to get a medical marijuana card. She eventually started her own healing center too.
“As governor I’m going to do everything I can to remove the stigma. Cannabis users shouldn’t be subject to shame, they shouldn’t be subject to ostracized or marginalized and I hope you’ll help me bring that about,” Armstrong said.
Armstrong is a long-shot candidate. The Democratic nominee is state General Treasurer Gina Raimondo and the Republican nominee is Cranston Mayor Allan Fung. The TPM Polltracker average gives Raimondo a 3.3. point lead over Fung.
Watch Armstrong’s video, released in early September, below:
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