I'd like to thank Mary Jane for my election victory.........

Associating with popular individuals -- whether they're celebrities, local leaders or other politicians -- is a key strategy in any political campaign. But in Rep. Jared Polis' (D-Colo.) 2012 reelection effort, that popular entity wasn't a person but a plant: marijuana.

"My campaign headquarters last summer, we shared (a building) with a dispensary,” Polis said while visiting a pot dispensary this week, National Journal reports. "You could see the sign, it was like: 'Marijuana, Jared Polis.' Marijuana outperformed me by 10 points, so it was a great association for me."

Polis spoke about his campaign from the soon-to-be-opened Metropolitan Wellness Center in Washington, D.C. With him were Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Hill staffers, marijuana advocates and center employees. According to National Journal, within months, "certain D.C. residents will be able to come (to the center) to legally choose from more than a dozen strains of medical marijuana, from Master Kush to Blue Dream."

Last year, voters in Colorado and Washington state legalized marijuana use. It remains illegal under federal law, however. .....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/jared-polis-marijuana-policy_n_2931876.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037