Sen. Tina Smith says rescheduling marijuana is a "good move"

Who? Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) — Senate Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs CommitteeLISTEN: Laslo & Smith Ask a Pol asks:What do you think about the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana?Key Smith: “I think that's a very good move,” Sen. Tina Smith exclusively told Ask a Pol. ICYMI — Ask a Pol exclusive w/ a Republican doctor Support SAFER Banking? “Yeah,” Smith told us. “Oh, absolutely.” Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Tina SmithSCENE: Sen. Tina Smith’s walking through the Capitol’s basement on her way to vote on the Senate floor. Matt Laslo: “Any thoughts on the DEA move to reschedule marijuana?”Apologies, Laslo’s mic was booting up as he asked his first question… Tina Smith: “I think that's a very good move.”ML: “Yeah?”SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT**Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.TS: “Yeah. I think it's a very good move. And I think, even though we're unable to do anything legislatively, I think it's a move towards just reasonableness and equity. And I'm very glad to see the president do it.”ML: “Does that take away leverage though for getting something like clemency?”TS: “Oh, I hope not.”ML: “Yeah?”TS: “I mean, I think we have to — I mean, you know, that's extremely important. And, you know, we have pieces of legislation that we should be able to move and get done. But I think that it is just a really positive step in the right direction.”ML: “And then SAFER Banking Act? Supportive of it?”TS: “Yeah. Oh, absolutely.”ML: “Thank you, ma'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