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Sen. Heinrich: All-cash cannabis companies "just attracts really bad elements"
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Sen. Heinrich: All-cash cannabis companies "just attracts really bad elements"

Ep. 85 — Sen. Martin Heinrich: Ask a Pol's 85th of 100 exclusive marijuana banking interviews with each US senator (6-5-2024)
Sen. Martin Heinrich speaks to the congressional press corps. Photo: Matt Laslo

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Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

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What is your position on the SAFER Banking Act?

Key Heinrich: 

“But you need certainty in those kinds of financial situations,” Sen. Martin Heinrich exclusively told Ask a Pol. “That’s what we ought to be providing.”

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“I wouldn't move that kind of cash without an armored car,” Heinrich told us. 

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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), slightly edited for clarity.

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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Martin Heinrich

SCENE: After hopping the tram from his office to the US Capitol, Sen. Martin Heinrich’s greeted by Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. The two proceed to talk as they walk through the basement until they hop an elevator occupied by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) — who Laslo proceeds to interview as well.

Matt Laslo: “Do you know where you are on SAFER Banking?”

Martin Heinrich: “Yes, favorable.”

ML: “Yeah? What do you think of the DEA moving on it, like does that take some leverage away from you all who want…?”

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