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Sen. Blumenthal: rescheduling marijuana is "reflecting general views"
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Sen. Blumenthal: rescheduling marijuana is "reflecting general views"

Ep. 74 — Sen. Richard Blumenthal: Ask a Pol's 74th of 100 exclusive banking marijuana interviews with each US senator (5-1-2024)
Sen. Blumenthal speaking to the congressional press corps at the US Capitol. Photo: Matt Laslo

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) 

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What are your thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana on its own?

Key Blumenthal: 

“I think they are reflecting the general views of a lot of people, as well as scientific opinion,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal exclusively told Ask a Pol

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“I'm in favor of the SAFER Banking Act,” Blumenthal told us. 

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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), slightly edited for clarity.

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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Richard Blumenthal

SCENE: Sen. Blumenthal’s walking through the basement of the US Capitol after hopping the underground tram from his office so he can vote on the Senate floor.

Richard Blumenthal: “Hi.”

Matt Laslo: “What do you make of the DEA moving to reclassify marijuana on their own?”

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RB: “I think they are reflecting the general views of a lot of people, as well as scientific opinion.”

ML: “Have you looked at the SAFER Banking Act? Do you think…?”

RB: “I'm in favor of the SAFER Banking Act.”

ML: “And you think that will be needed to kind of codify?”

Sen. Blumenthal shakes his head ‘no’ as he enters a ‘Senator’s Only’ elevator.

ML: “Yeah? Thank you, sir.”

Andrey Beregovskiy and Walken Whalen contributed to this report.

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