{"id":3586,"date":"2020-05-11T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=3586"},"modified":"2020-05-12T07:22:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:22:31","slug":"amanda-siebe-coronavirus-with-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/amanda-siebe-coronavirus-with-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Congressional Candidate Handles Coronavirus With Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The coronavirus outbreak is showing the difference between the West Coast and the rest of the country in many different ways, but none has been quite as striking as congressional candidate Amanda Siebe\u2019s decision to grow her own marijuana while isolated at home in Oregon.<\/p>\n

It would have seemed shocking not many years ago. Now, it seems \u201cof the moment.\u201d A new generation of potential political leaders have been solidly behind marijuana legalization, especially in the Democratic party\u2019s<\/a> progressive wing.<\/p>\n

Amanda Siebe certainly is solidly from that wing of the party. On her website<\/a>, she plans to join \u201cThe Squad\u201d if elected as the only disabled member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She suffers from chronic pain after being diagnosed in 2012 with\u00a0 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).<\/p>\n

That\u2019s one of the reasons she is pro-marijuana, having used medical marijuana to manage the pain caused by her condition.<\/p>\n

Talking Cannabis on Twitter<\/h2>\n

Many celebrities and politicians have taken to Twitter during the outbreak, but few have talked about themselves growing cannabis and smoking a joint like Siebe has done on her account<\/a>. She said in an interview that she is simply behaving the way she always does, not trying to create shockwaves.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s part of my everyday life,\u201d Siebe told Marijuana Moment<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s not just what I do, it treats my medical condition. Without cannabis, I don\u2019t have any quality of life. I\u2019m to the point where I\u2019m done hiding it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went to say that the United States needs change with its marijuana laws<\/a> \u201cand the only way we\u2019re going to get it is if we have representatives that stand up and are willing to admit that they do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, despite being legal for recreational use in 11 states and in 33 states for medical use.<\/p>\n

Not Worried About Politics<\/h2>\n

Asked if she was worried her political opponents could use her public use of marijuana against her, Amanda Siebe said she is not concerned. She noted that public support for legalizing marijuana is high in Oregon and across the country. She added: \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to hide it. Hiding it makes it look like we\u2019re ashamed and I\u2019m not ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track record so far for publicly using marijuana while running for Congress is not great. Congressional candidates Ben Emard in California and Anthony Clark in Illinois both did so and both failed to unseat incumbent Democrats in their state\u2019s recent primaries.<\/p>\n

Still, the cultural shift on politicians using marijuana seems to be underway. Even in the highest level races, such as the presidential primaries, candidates<\/a> such as Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg had no issue admitting past marijuana use.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not quite at the level of what Siebe is doing, but it is light years beyond the situation 20 to 30 years ago, when candidates would never admit using marijuana at any time in their life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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