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 SAFER Banking Act?
“Yeah,” Peters replied. “Very.”
Caught our ear on clemency:
“I’ve been very supportive of all that,” Peters told us.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), slightly edited for clarity.
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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Gary Peters
SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Sen. Peters as he’s exiting the tram underneath the US Capitol before making his way to the Senate.
Matt Laslo: “How you doing, sir?”
Gary Peters: “Good, how are you?”
ML: “Livin’ the dream.”
GP: “Of course, every day.”
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ML: “What do you make of the DEA rescheduling marijuana on its own? Supportive? Is it a good step?”
GP: “Yeah, if you look at where states — states have legalized cannabis, the majority of states around the country. That's where we're going.”
ML: “Are you supportive of the SAFER Banking Act?”
GP: “Yeah, very.”
ML: “Yeah? And then you support clemency efforts for past marijuana convictions?”
GP: “Yeah, no. I’ve been very supportive of all that.”
ML: “Thank you, sir.”
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Sen. Peters says marijuana legalization "where we're going"