Who?

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

LISTEN: Laslo & Sanders

Ask a Pol asks:

Are you hopeful that the SAFER Banking Act will get passed?

Key Sanders: 

“I am,” Sen. Bernie Sanders exclusively told Ask a Pol. 

ICYMI — Laslo knows where Bernie is on cannabis

* Sanders Introduces Bill To End Federal Marijuana Ban (Laslo in VPR, 2015)*

* Fun Fact: Ages ago, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo covered Sanders for Vermont Public Radio for years.

* Bernie Sanders’ Fully Baked Pot Plan (Lalso in Daily Beast, 2015)

* Laslo also covered cannabis for Daily Beast: “Bernie Sanders is the first Democratic presidential candidate to propose ending the prohibition on marijuana…”

* Is Supporting Legal Pot Becoming Politically Viable in D.C.? (Laslo in Rolling Stone, 2017)

* Laslo was also a Rolling Stone correspondent (until an editor told him to “be less gonzo,” so he went to VICE, Playboy, VICE News Tonight, MJBizDaily, etc.)

* The Pot Primary: 2020 Dem Candidates Flaunt Weed Bona Fides (Laslo in Daily Beast, 2019)

Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), slightly edited for clarity.

TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Bernie Sanders

SCENE: Sen. Bernie Sanders and his aide are rushing through the basement of the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo briefly catches up with him.

Matt Laslo: “Senator, are you hopeful that the SAFER Banking Act will get passed?”

Bernie Sanders: “Absolutely.”

Sanders and his aide rush past.

ML: “Thank you.”

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