{"id":4735,"date":"2022-07-01T04:20:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2022-07-01T08:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:00:09","slug":"pot-for-potholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/pot-for-potholes\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Republican Touts Pot for Potholes Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Missouri, a Republican candidate for Senate hopes to stand out from the crowded primary race with an attention-grabbing infrastructure plan: pot for potholes.<\/p>\n

C.W. Gardner, a doorman for a condominium, is among 21 candidates running for the Republican Senate nomination. With such a crowded race for the candidacy, Gardner is using his catchy plan and satirical campaign ads to get the attention of voters.<\/p>\n

In a campaign video, Gardner might go for the laughs, but he also outlines the basics of his pot for potholes proposal. \u201cLegalize marijuana at the federal level and take a portion of the tax money collected<\/a> to bankroll research and development for pothole eradication,\u201d he explained<\/a> in his campaign video.<\/p>\n

On A Mission Against Potholes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Missouri marijuana activists are already pushing for legalization<\/a> to be included on the ballot in November’s election, so Gardner\u2019s plan may already have supporters on his side.<\/p>\n

Aside from fighting for legalized marijuana, Gardner\u2019s goal is to make potholes a thing of the past. His campaign video shows him repairing potholes while outlining his plan for a National Pothole Task Force.<\/p>\n

\u201cScientists, engineers, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and federally funded research universities all working toward a common goal: eradicating potholes from this great country,\u201d he says in the video.<\/p>\n

The pot for potholes plan isn\u2019t the only part of his campaign video that caught the attention of viewers. Gardner was also very blunt about his opinions on some of the other candidates running for the Republican Senate nomination.<\/p>\n

From claiming that U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler \u201cthinks it is moral to harbor and spew hate against gay and trans people simply for being alive\u201d to saying that Eric Schmidt is \u201clooking for a public school district to sue for protecting its students from a health crisis,\u201d Gardner isn\u2019t afraid to say what\u2019s on his mind.<\/p>\n

The St. Louis Senate hopeful wants to spend less time fighting \u201cridiculous culture wars\u201d and more time \u201cfixin\u2019 things.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Senator Missouri Deserves<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gardner is not accepting donations for his campaign, so he doesn\u2019t have to worry about the paperwork or compromising his values. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he paid his $500 candidate entry fee in cash.<\/p>\n

The primary election will take place on August 2, narrowing the crowded field of hopefuls to a single candidate per party. Whether or not Gardner wins the nomination, he seems to be enjoying the ride. He told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that his Senate race is for fun, though it maintains a \u201ctinge\u201d of being serious. Also, he does not expect to win.<\/p>\n

One visit to his Twitter account (@cwg18<\/a>) sums up his personality and his campaign. Aside from tweets with his very particular brand of humor and opinion, he also includes a tongue-in-cheek slogan right under his Twitter handle:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not what Missourah needs, but he\u2019s what Missourah deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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