Rep. Andy Harris accuses Biden admin. of "changing the FDA rules" on rescheduling marijuana

Who?Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)Ask a Pol asks:“What do you make of Democrats pushing Biden and the DEA to deschedule on their own?”Key Harris: “I just object to the fact that it’s done by changing the FDA rules that they have used to set the standard,” Harris exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “That’s a problem. That’s a real problem. “The FDA already has a credibility problem, now they brought politics into this issue also.”Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward, and, please, link to us.LISTEN: Laslo & Harris Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Andy HarrisSCENE: Harris comes down steps of the Capitol and is treated by Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. Matt Laslo: “Hey.”Andy Harris: “Yeah?”ML: “What did I miss at that weed press conference?”AH: “I ain’t telling — I ain’t telling you that!”ML: “Were you guys opposing the descheduling?”AH: “What’s that?”ML: “Were you opposing the effort for the DEA to…?”AH: “That wasn’t what that was about. That was about setting up a mechanism to look at the high THC.”ML: “Oh yeah-yeah-yeah. I did hear about that. What do you make of the effort, Democrats…?”Harris gets an urgent message. AH: “Holy crap. I didn’t vote on that bill. Dammit.” ML: “Oh really? S**t.” AH: “S**t. I walked out without voting.” We turn around and head back towards the US House of Representatives. ML: “What do you make of Democrats pushing Biden and the DEA to deschedule on their own?”AH: “Excuse me?”ML: “What do you think of Democrats pushing Biden and the DEA, including Schumer, they’re pushing them to deschedule marijuana on their own?”AH: “Look, I just object to the fact that it’s done by changing the FDA rules that they have used to set the standard.”ML: “Yeah?”AH: “That’s a problem. That’s a real problem. The FDA already has a credibility problem, now they brought politics into this issue also.”Harris keeps walking past the Members Only sign. ML: “Preciate ya.”Matt Laslo’s a veteran congressional correspondent, new media prof. & founder of Ask a Pol — a new, people-powered press corps.Ask a Pol — asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapol.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe