Singer Willie Nelson Hooks Up Gary Johnson With Endorsement

Country singer Willie Nelson and former Gov. Gary Johnson (R-NM)
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If you’re running for President on a legalization platform and can’t secure country singer and proud pothead Willie Nelson’s endorsement, you probably should just go home. Fortunately for Republican candidate Gary Johnson, Nelson announced his support on Tuesday.

Nelson met with Johnson after a performance in his native Texas before committing the Teapot Party, a group he founded to advocate for ending restrictions on marijuana, to backing the former New Mexico governor’s campaign.

“I am truly gratified to have the endorsement of such an iconic entertainer, philanthropist, innovator and champion for individual rights as Willie Nelson,” Johnson said in a press release by the group “Not only is he a superstar talent, he is a bold advocate for social change. Americans are demanding the freedom and opportunity to pursue their dreams without interference from a heavy-handed government, and Willie Nelson lends a tremendous voice to those demands.”

According to the release, Johnson is the first presidential candidate to ever receive the group’s backing. Nelson personally backed Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) in the 2004 and 2008 Democratic primaries.

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