Ask a Pol drugs

By Ask a Pol by Matt Laslo

Asking your lawmakers your drug (medicine and criminal justice, etc.) questions at your US Capitol.

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October 11, 2025 States v. DEA prohibition: “We have a lot of folks who own firearms and smoke marijuana,” Sen. Slotkin says
Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know!
Who?
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:
The Supreme Court’s considering a couple cases, curious your thoughts about marijuana users owning firearms?
Key Slotkin:
“I can tell you I have never thought about it,” Sen. Elissa Slotkin exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
Caught our ear:
“We have a lot of folks who own firearms and smoke marijuana,” Slotkin tells us.
Which means they’re felons, because they have to lie on federal forms, as it’s currently set up — the Hunter Biden problem.
“Okay,” the Senator replies.
Laslo nervously laughs.
“Well,” Slotkin says, “I can tell you I haven’t thought about it.”
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October 09, 2025 "Might have been human traffick,” Tim Kaine says after "no narcotics recovered" from US military strike on cartel boat
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Who?
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) — Member, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)
In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:
What do you make of President Donald Trump’s orders to strike cartels in the Caribbean? Here stateside, cartels illegally grow cannabis in some states — so where’s that line?
Key Kaine:
“Well, it’s a line that the president shouldn’t be able to do it unilaterally,” Sen. Tim Kaine exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “If you’re using military action to wipe out boats that you claim are drug trafficking boats, you need congressional authorization to do it.
“The reason that — they believe they have more of an international legal rationale if it’s in international waters. They need both the domestic rationale and international rationale. We’re pressing them on the no domestic rationale...”
Caught our ear:
“When you bomb you often don’t recover narcotics,” Kaine tells us. “In at least one of the instances, there’s no narcotics recovered. It’s not clear that was what was on the boat. It might have been human trafficking.”
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September 26, 2025 Rescheduling marijuana "important domino," SAFER Banking Act sponsor Sen. Moreno says
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Who?
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) — Senate Banking, House & Urban Affairs Committee*
*Former lead sponsor Sen. Steve Daines exited the Banking Committee to take a slot on the Foreign Relations Committee, which is when he passed the proverbial torch to Moreno who’s now the lead GOP sponsor of the SAFER Banking Act in the US Senate
Ask a Pol asks:
This summer you told me the SAFER Banking Act — financial protections for cannabis companies — was maybe going to be in the fall. Any discussions yet?
Key Moreno:
“We’re still seeing what we can do to get it done in Q4. As you know, the Democrats give us a lot of stuff to do,” Sen. Bernie Moreno exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
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September 18, 2025 Cannabis Caucus Co-chair looks to export Minnesota recreational marijuana regs nationwide
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Who?
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — Co-chair, Congressional Cannabis Caucus
LISTEN: Laslo & OmarIn our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:
What are you looking for as Minnesota rolls out its first non-tribal recreational cannabis program today (Tuesday; Sept 16th)?
Key Omar:
“Yeah. There's still heavy contention between underserved communities that they're still working through. So I'm hoping that the rollout does include all the voices that are supposed to be benefited from the community initiatives,” Rep. Ilhan Omar exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
With Wisconsin now the only Midwest state without legal recreational cannabis, do you see Minnesota’s marijuana evolution is a positive step forward for the region?
“Yeah it is, and my hope is that when our bill was crafted and debated, we took in all of the lessons learned from Colorado and California,” Omar says. “So I do hope that there will be an excellent rollout that could serve as a model of how to do it right.”
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September 06, 2025 “Because the President brought [marijuana] up you'll see movement,” Cannabis Co-chair says
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August 15, 2025 Hoeven plays matchmaker, negotiating hemp reform between McConnell and Rand Paul
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Who?
Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND)
LISTEN: Laslo & Hoeven
In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s language to ban hemp with “quantifiable” amounts of THC was stripped out of this year’s agriculture spending bill — enabling the bipartisan measure to move forward — but do you think there’s a way to bridge the divide between McConnell and his libertarian-leaning colleague Rand Paul who tells us his goal remains to "fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry”?
Key Hoeven:
“There’s a way to do it,” Sen. John Hoeven exclusively told Ask a Pol before the Senate left Washington for their annual August recess. “Between Mitch and Rand, they have different ideas on how you apply the test for hemp and hemp products. They both want a good market for hemp farmers, because that’s a significant crop in Kentucky, which is why I think we’ll get to something.”
ICYMI — Parts of interview first used by Marijuana Moment
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August 13, 2025 Sen. Jim Banks on SAFER Banking Act: "Gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework"
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What should we ask Congress next? Let us know! In our latest episode:
Who?
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN)
Ask a Pol asks:
Do you know where you are on the SAFER Banking Act?
Key Banks:
“I’ll have to check,” Sen. Jim Banks exclusively tells Ask a Pol. ”I’m familiar with it from the House, but I haven't seen the latest iteration of it in the Senate.”
Caught our ear:
“Gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework,” Banks tells us.
About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.
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August 01, 2025 Sen. Rand Paul's mission: "fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry”
Who?
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:
Did we hear your hemp language prevailed?
Key Paul:
“We’re hoping to fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry,” Sen. Rand Paul told Ask a Pol Tuesday before the new agreement was announced. “We think there are gonna be some changes in the bill.”
Caught our ear:
“Soon,” Paul told us.*
*ICYMI — Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo first sold this to Marijuana Moment through his wire service, The LCB
Special thanks to Morning Teleportation!
Our new intro music comes from our Nashville — by way of Bowling Green, KY —brothers, the amazing Morning Teleportation. Cheers, gents!
About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.
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July 25, 2025 House out til fall and Cannabis Caucus still hasn't discussed SAFER Banking Act yet this year
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Who?
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) — Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee
In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:
Have you had any conversations about SAFER Banking Act this Congress?
Key Titus:
“No, just general ones,” Rep. Dina Titus exclusively tells Aska Pol Drugs. “Nothing that’s very specific…”
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July 25, 2025 Unlike Andy Harris' hemp bill, Sen. Wyden claims "most balanced" framework around
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Who?
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) — Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee
In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:
What do you make of these efforts to changes to the definition of hemp?
Key Wyden:
“Our bill…is the most balanced bill to accommodate all the hemp interests,” Sen. Ron Wyden exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “What we want to do is have a balanced approach that moves as much product in a safe way, respects the safety concerns of families and that's why we spent all this time on it.”
About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.
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FAQs about Ask a Pol drugs:

How many episodes does Ask a Pol drugs have?

The podcast currently has 95 episodes available.