Sen. Cantwell says DEA rescheduling marijuana without Congress "is good"
Ep. 16 — Sen. Maria Cantwell: Ask a Pol's 16th of 100 exclusive marijuana interview with each US senator
Who?
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
LISTEN: Laslo & Cantwell
Ask a Pol asks:
What do you make of the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana?
Key Cantwell:
“I think it's good,” Cantwell exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
Support SAFER Banking?
“Yes,” Cantwell said.
Expungement for past cannabis convictions?
“Probably for that. I haven’t read it,” Cantwell told us. “I just need to find out what it says.”
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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), slightly edited for clarity.
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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Maria Cantwell
SCENE: Sen. Cantwell’s walking through the Capitol on her way to vote when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo quickly catches up with her on cannabis policy.
Matt Laslo: “Separate topic, what do you make of the DEA moving to reschedule marijuana?”
Maria Cantwell: “I think it's good.”
ML: “Are you supportive of SAFER Banking Act?”
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