Who?
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
LISTEN: Laslo & Johnson
Ask a Pol asks:
Any thoughts on the DEA moving to reclassify marijuana?
Key Johnson:
“I think our whole experimentation with legalization of marijuana has proven to be a disaster for our country,” Sen. Johnson exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
Johnson on SAFER Banking
“I mean, if it’s gonna be legal then might as well let them use the banks, it just makes it worse,” Johnson told us.
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Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ron Johnson
SCENE: Ask a Pol interviews Sen. Ron Johnson as he walks through the basement of the US Capitol.
Matt Laslo: “You have any thoughts on the DEA moving to reclassify marijuana?”
Ron Johnson: “I think our whole experimentation with legalization of marijuana has proven to be a disaster for our country.”
ML: “Yeah?”
Senate Attendant in background: “Here you go, senator, right in here.”
ML: “Where are you on SAFER Banking?”
RJ: “I mean, if it’s gonna be legal then might as well let them use the banks, it just makes it worse.”
ML: “Yeah. Preciate you, sir.”
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Ron Johnson opposes rescheduling but supports SAFER: "If it’s gonna be legal then might as well let them use the banks"