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Sen. Schmitt supports "clean version" of SAFER Banking Act
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Sen. Schmitt supports "clean version" of SAFER Banking Act

Ep. 66 — Sen. Eric Schmitt: Ask a Pol's 66th of 100 exclusive marijuana banking interviews with each US senator (5-8-2024)

Who?

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO)

LISTEN: Laslo & Schmitt

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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 of an election year or these would’ve been posted already. Sorry!).

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“I do think that a lot of states have — like Missouri went from CBD to medical to full adult use, and I do think there's some things to do, right? Like the SAFE Banking stuff,” Schmitt continued.

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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.

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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Eric Schmitt

SCENE: Upon exiting the tram underneath the US Capitol, Sen. Eric Schmitt stops to chat with Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo.

Matt Laslo: “Hey, how are you, sir?”

Eric Schmitt: “Good, how are you?”

ML: “Livin’ the dream.”

ES: “Living the dream?”

ML: “Do you have any thoughts on the DEA moving to reschedule marijuana?”

ES: “I haven't seen it. I haven’t seen the details.”

ML: “Yeah? It's in a review process.”

ES: “Yeah, I haven't seen it. I mean, I do think that, like, a lot of states have — like Missouri is, you know, went from CBD to medical to full adult use.”

Schmitt signals to a group of folks who were on the other tram cars.

ES: “I'm waiting for these folks here.”

ML: “Yeah.”

Schmitt and Laslo stop.

ES: “And I do think there's some things to do, right? Like the SAFE Banking stuff.”

ML: “Do you support that?”

ES: “I do — clean version of it. I think part of the issue is they kinda add a bunch of stuff to it. I do think it makes it more problematic, so…”

ML: “Do you — like the clemency stuff?”

ES: “Yeah. I think they're gonna run that separately. That's my point of view.”

ML: “Yeah?”

ES: “But yeah, so there's gonna be some stuff to go along with, I think, that brings it up to date with where states are at. And I think, by and large, now you've got probably like 25+ states, so...”

Schmitt shrugs.

ML: “Yeah? Preciate ya. Have a good one, sir.”

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