Sen. Peters says marijuana legalization "where we're going"

Who?Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) — Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) LISTEN: Laslo & PetersAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — rescheduling marijuana on its own?Key Peters: “States have legalized cannabis, the majority of states around the country. That's where we're going,” Sen. Gary Peters exclusively told Ask a Pol. Supportive of SAFER Banking Act? “Yeah,” Peters replied. “Very.”Caught our ear on clemency: “I’ve been very supportive of all that,” Peters told us. Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), slightly edited for clarity.ICYMI — Join Ask a Pol’s VIP subscriber-only chat!*Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Gary PetersSCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Sen. Peters as he’s exiting the tram underneath the US Capitol before making his way to the Senate. Matt Laslo: “How you doing, sir?”Gary Peters: “Good, how are you?”ML: “Livin’ the dream.”GP: “Of course, every day.”ICYMI — Ask a Pol’s exclusive with Laphonza Butler ML: “What do you make of the DEA rescheduling marijuana on its own? Supportive? Is it a good step?”GP: “Yeah, if you look at where states — states have legalized cannabis, the majority of states around the country. That's where we're going.”ML: “Are you supportive of the SAFER Banking Act?”GP: “Yeah, very.”ML: “Yeah? And then you support clemency efforts for past marijuana convictions?”GP: “Yeah, no. I’ve been very supportive of all that.”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