Sen. Tuberville says marijuana rescheduling for Congress, not DEA

Sen. Tuberville speaks to reporters in the Senate basement. Photo: Matt Laslo

Who?

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)

LISTEN: Laslo & Tuberville

Ask a Pol asks:

What do you think about the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana?

Key Tuberville: 

“That's wrong,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville exclusively told Ask a Pol.

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Caught our ear: 

“It needs to go through this building,” Tuberville told us while walking through the US Capitol. 

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

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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Tommy Tuberville

SCENE: Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s heading to cast a vote on the Senate floor when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches up with him on the SAFER Banking Act.

Matt Laslo: “What do you make of the DEA saying that they're gonna move to reschedule marijuana on their own?”

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Tommy Tuberville: “That's wrong.”

ML: “It's wrong?”

TT: “Yeah, wrong.”

Laslo’s nodding.

TT: “Yeah. No, it needs to go through this building…”

ML: “Yeah?”

TT: “…not just the White House — or, not just the DEA.”

ML: “Yep?”

Tuberville starts walking away.

ML: “Preciate ya, sir.”

Andrey Beregovskiy and Walken Whalen contributed to this report.

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