Who?
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) — Senate Majority Whip
LISTEN: Laslo & Durbin
Ask a Pol asks:
Thoughts on the DEA rescheduling marijuana?
Key Durbin:
“Something has to give. You can now legally buy marijuana in my hometown [of Chicago] and it’s still viewed as a Schedule I narcotic in this hometown [of Washington]. We've got to reconcile these two things,” Sen. Durbin exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
SAFER Banking?
“I’m supportive,” Durbin told us.
Clemency?
“We’ll see about that.”
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), slightly edited for clarity.
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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Dick Durbin
SCENE: Sen. Durbin and his security detail are walking through the basement of the US Capitol when they run into Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo…
Matt Laslo: “Curious, what are your thoughts on the DEA rescheduling marijuana?”
Dick Durbin: “Something has to give. You can now legally buy marijuana in my hometown [of Chicago] and it’s still viewed as a Schedule I narcotic in this hometown [Washington]. We've got to reconcile these two things.”
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ML: “SAFER Banking? Supportive?”
DD: “I’m supportive of it. The cash economy around cannabis is notoriously difficult to manage and dangerous.”
ML: “Yeah? And then clemency?”
DD: “We will see about that.”
ML: “Yes, sir. Appreciate ya.”
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Sen. Whip Dick Durbin: "We've got to reconcile" state & federal marijuana laws