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Cardin on cannabis: “I better talk to some of my friends of the younger generation”


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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)

LISTEN: Laslo & Cardin

Ask a Pol asks:

Any thoughts on the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule marijuana on its own?

Key Cardin: 

“Oh, you know, I have to give that a little bit of thought,” Sen. Ben Cardin exclusively told Ask a Pol.

Caught our ear: 

“I better talk to some of my friends of the younger generation,” Cardin told us. 

Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), slightly edited for clarity.

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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ben Cardin

SCENE: Sen. Cardin exits an underground tram and heads to the US Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches him and inquires about evolving US cannabis policy.

Matt Laslo: “Do you have any thoughts on the DEA moving to reschedule marijuana?”

Ben Cardin: “Oh, you know, I have to give that a little bit of thought.”

ML: “Yeah?”

BC: “I better talk to some of my friends of the younger generation.”

Laslo laughs.

ML: “Yes, sir. Have a good one.”

BC: “Alright.”

ML: “Good to see ya.”

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