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Sen. Barrasso opposes marijuana federally & says, "I oppose Wyoming taking any action as well!”

from Ask a Pol drugs · host Matt Laslo, Andrey Beregovskiy, and Walker Whalen

Who?Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) — Chair, Senate Republican ConferenceLISTEN: Laslo & BarrassoAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — rescheduling marijuana? Key Barrasso: “I've been opposed to it when I was in the state legislature, I've been opposed to it while I'm here and continue to be opposed to it,” Sen. John Barrasso exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “And I oppose Wyoming taking any action as well!”Looked at SAFER Banking Act?“I haven’t really,” Barrasso tells us. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), slightly edited for clarity.ICYMI — Join Ask a Pol’s VIP subscriber-only chat!SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT**Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. John BarrassoSCENE: Sen. Barrasso exits an underground tram and makes his way to the US Capitol while answering questions from Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. Matt Laslo: “Hey, how are you, sir?”John Barrasso: “Hi Matt.” ML: “What do you make of the DEA moving to reschedule marijuana?”JB: “You know, I've been opposed to it when I was in the state legislature, I've been opposed to it while I'm here and continue to be opposed to it. And oppose Wyoming taking any action as well.”ML: “Yeah? Where are you — have you looked at SAFER Banking Act?”Barrasso shakes his heads. ML: “No?”JB: “I haven’t really.” ML: “So, no?”JB: “I think [Sen.] Cynthia [Lummis]’s probably better. She’s on the [Banking] Committee.” ML: “Yeah, she's on it. So you don’t know? Haven’t looked at it?”JB: “Not yet.”ML: “Thank you, sir.” Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. 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

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