Sen. Blumenthal: rescheduling marijuana is "reflecting general views"

Who? Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) LISTEN: Laslo & BlumenthalAsk a Pol asks:What are your thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana on its own?Key Blumenthal: “I think they are reflecting the general views of a lot of people, as well as scientific opinion,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal exclusively told Ask a Pol. SAFER Banking?“I'm in favor of the SAFER Banking Act,” Blumenthal told us. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), slightly edited for clarity.ICYMI — Join Ask a Pol’s VIP subscriber-only chat!TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Richard BlumenthalSCENE: Sen. Blumenthal’s walking through the basement of the US Capitol after hopping the underground tram from his office so he can vote on the Senate floor. Richard Blumenthal: “Hi.”Matt Laslo: “What do you make of the DEA moving to reclassify marijuana on their own?”SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT**Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.RB: “I think they are reflecting the general views of a lot of people, as well as scientific opinion.”ML: “Have you looked at the SAFER Banking Act? Do you think…?”RB: “I'm in favor of the SAFER Banking Act.”ML: “And you think that will be needed to kind of codify?”Sen. Blumenthal shakes his head ‘no’ as he enters a ‘Senator’s Only’ elevator. ML: “Yeah? Thank you, sir.”Andrey Beregovskiy and Walken Whalen contributed to this report.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