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Who? Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) LISTEN: Laslo & Klobuchar Ask a Pol asks: Do you have any thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana? Key Klobuchar:   “I’m on it,” Klobuchar told us. ,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar exclusively told Ask a Pol . Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), slightly edited for clarit...

Who? Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) LISTEN: Laslo & Schmitt Ask a Pol asks: Do you support the SAFER Banking Act? Key Schmitt:   “I do — clean version of it,” Sen. Eric Scmitt exclusively told Ask a Pol . “Part of the issue is they kinda add a bunch of stuff to it. I do think it makes it more problematic.” DEA rescheduling? “I haven't seen it,” Schmitt told us IN May (we’re a tiny startup in the middle...

Who? Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) LISTEN: Laslo & Bennet Ask a Pol asks: Do you think the leverage for introducing expungements on marijuana offenses is lost because the DEA’s — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule cannabis? Key Bennett:   “I don’t know,” Sen. Michael Bennet exclusively told Ask a Pol . “Let me get back to you on this.”* *Bennet never got back to us on this… ICYMI...

Who? Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN)  LISTEN: Laslo & Braun Ask a Pol asks: What do you think about the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — trying to reschedule marijuana? Key Braun:  “That doesn’t surprise me, because it's kinda cascading across the country, the nullification anyway,” Sen. Mike Braun exclusively told Ask a Pol . “Where it ends up and what they do with it remains to be seen.” Caught ou...

Who? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) LISTEN: Laslo & Sanders Ask a Pol asks: Are you hopeful that the SAFER Banking Act will get passed? Key Sanders:  “I am,” Sen. Bernie Sanders exclusively told Ask a Pol .  ICYMI — Laslo knows where Bernie is on cannabis * Sanders Introduces Bill To End Federal Marijuana Ban (Laslo in VPR, 2015)* * Fun Fact: Ages ago, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo covered Sanders for Vermon...

Who? Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) — Chair, Senate Republican Conference LISTEN: Laslo & Barrasso Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — rescheduling marijuana? Key Barrasso:  “I've been opposed to it when I was in the state legislature, I've been opposed to it while I'm here and continue to be opposed to it,” Sen. John Barrasso exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “A...

Who? Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) — Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) LISTEN: Laslo & Peters Ask a Pol asks: What do you make of the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — rescheduling marijuana on its own? Key Peters:  “States have legalized cannabis, the majority of states around the country. That's where we're going,” Sen. Gary Peters exclusively told Ask a Pol .  Supportive of...

Who? Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) LISTEN: Laslo & Cardin Ask a Pol asks: Any thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana on its own? Key Cardin:  “Oh, you know, I have to give that a little bit of thought,” Sen. Ben Cardin exclusively told Ask a Pol . Caught our ear:  “I better talk to some of my friends of the younger generation,” Cardin told us.  Below find a...

Who? Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) LISTEN: Laslo & Butler Ask a Pol asks: Any thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana on their own? Key Butler:  “I wish it had happened years ago when states like mine were moved forward to create commerce and economic opportunity,” Sen. Laphonza Butler exclusively told Ask a Pol .  Can SAFER be a leverage for clemency?...

Who? Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) LISTEN: Laslo & Murkowski Ask a Pol asks: Any thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — rescheduling marijuana? Key Murkowski:   “Well, do I think that this is a discussion that is worthy of debate here? Yeah,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski exclusively told Ask a Pol . “But, is it the DEA that moves to reschedule it? Do you wait for more states to move towards l...

Who? Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)  LISTEN: Laslo & Graham Ask a Pol asks: What do you think about the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana? Key Graham:  “I'm not a real big fan of that,” Sen. Lindsey Graham exclusively told Ask a Pol at the US Capitol. “I'm not a big fan of them doing that — incentivizing more marijuana.” SAFER Banking Act Have you looked at SAFER B...

Who? Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Ask a Pol asks: Has there been any talk about the ‘war on drugs’ in relation to the border, specifically when it comes to the war on drugs destabilizing economies south of our border? Key Graham: “There’s some stuff in there about fentanyl in the border negotiations,” Graham told Ask a Pol . “There’s some fentanyl stuff.” LISTEN: Laslo & Graham Below find a rough tr...

PSST: All Ask a Pol AUDIO IS 100% FREE! If you can’t access our raw interviews, try going directly to our site (Ask a Pol dot com). For. Free.  Contact us if you still can’t access it. Who? Sen. ( Coach ) Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) LISTEN: Laslo & Tuberville Ask a Pol asked: What’s your stance on marijuana? Key Tuberville:  “I think it probably might help some people, you know, medically,” Tuberville...

Who? Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) Ask a Pol asks: “I hear that the DEA might move to reschedule cannabis next month. Have you heard that?” Key Correa: “No, but I hope that you’re right. I hope that that’s right. They gotta reschedule it absolutely,” Correa told Ask a Pol. “For a hundred different reasons. From the public safety perspective, from the societal perspective — that this should not be a crimi...

Who? Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) — Founder & Co-chair, Congressional Cannabis Caucus Ask a Pol asks: We heard the DEA might reschedule marijuana on April 15th. Have you heard that? Key Blumenauer:  “I think it should be April 20th,” Blumenauer tells Ask a Pol . Caught our ear: “There are lots of rumors,” Blumenauer says. “Lots of rumors.” Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our origi...

Who? Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) Ask a Pol asks: “What do you make of Democrats pushing Biden and the DEA to deschedule on their own?” Key Harris:  “I just object to the fact that it’s done by changing the FDA rules that they have used to set the standard,” Harris exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “That’s a problem. That’s a real problem. “The FDA already has a credibility problem, now they brought politi...

Who? Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL) Ask a Pol asks: “We’re not hearing much about cannabis these days… Ahead of November, should Biden — Democrats in the Senate are calling on the DEA to [reschedule]?” Key Garcia:  “Absolutely. It’s a get-out-the-vote rally cry,” Garcia exclusively told Ask a Pol . “Yeah. Hell yeah! With young people. Others, too — old f*****s too!” Caught our ear:   “It’s there to be se...

Who? Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) Ask a Pol asked: “At the end of last year, Biden announced he was gonna pardon people for small amounts of marijuana possession. Just today — or yesterday — he announced that he’s not going to extend that to the military . Do you think he should extend that to the military?” Source: US Army Clarifies That Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Don’t Apply To Military Personnel ;...

Who? Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Ask a Pol asks: “We didn’t see anything with SAFER? Or do you think the DEA is the root to go?” Key Blumenauer:  “I think the DEA is the route,” Blumenauer exclusively tells Ask a Pol . “It’s more direct. The legislative process is very uncertain — more uncertain than ever — and the DEA strips it away, gets what we need in terms of tax and research.” Caught our ear...

Who? Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) — Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ask a Pol asked: “What role do you think US drug policy plays in destabilizing Latin American and South America?” Clutch Coons : “I think the amount of weapons coming from the United States into Mexico and Central America is significantly destabilizing. A bipartisan group that I traveled with to Mexico City heard that directly from...

Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’ s exclusive with Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), slightly edited for clarity. Matt Laslo : “Safer banking. What do you make of this new section?”  Kevin Cramer : “I think, this new section—it’s not so much a new section, it’s new language in the other section, the section 10 piece. I think it's fine.” ML : “It’s got an ‘r’ on it—safer.” KC : “Yeah. Actually, I...