Sen. Heinrich: All-cash cannabis companies "just attracts really bad elements"

Who?Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) LISTEN: Laslo & Heinrich (& Sen. Susan Collins) Ask a Pol asks:What is your position on the SAFER Banking Act?Key Heinrich: “But you need certainty in those kinds of financial situations,” Sen. Martin Heinrich exclusively told Ask a Pol. “That’s what we ought to be providing.”We can’t keep hounding all 100 US senators on cannabis without your support! ICYMI — Ask a Pol exclusive with Mitt Romney Caught our ear:“I wouldn't move that kind of cash without an armored car,” Heinrich told us. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), slightly edited for clarity.ICYMI — Join Ask a Pol’s VIP subscriber-only chat!TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Martin Heinrich SCENE: After hopping the tram from his office to the US Capitol, Sen. Martin Heinrich’s greeted by Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo. The two proceed to talk as they walk through the basement until they hop an elevator occupied by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) — who Laslo proceeds to interview as well. Matt Laslo: “Do you know where you are on SAFER Banking?”Martin Heinrich: “Yes, favorable.”ML: “Yeah? What do you think of the DEA moving on it, like does that take some leverage away from you all who want…?”SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT**Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.MH: “I don't think so. I mean, it’s something that — I mean it's good to have, like, incremental progress on this stuff.”ML: “Yeah?”MH: “But you need certainty in those kinds of financial situations.”ML: “Yeah?”MH: “That’s what we ought to be providing. There's a lot of public safety problems with having…”ML: “All cash?”MH: “…a bunch of cash. I’ve talked to these folks in New Mexico — cause we’ve had medical [marijuana] for a long time and got recreation a couple years ago — and it just attracts really bad elements to have that kind of…”ML: “Well, in Colorado and stuff they have like armored cars, or those groups like C or whatever.”MH: “Yeah. I wouldn't move that kind of cash without an armored car.”ML: “That's literally creating a public health issue. That’s interesting.”Susan Collins: “That’s an interesting conversation to drop into.”Aide: “She was asking all about cannabis and…”ML: “You’re still supportive of SAFER Banking right?”SC: “I am…” 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