Who?

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) — Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)

LISTEN: Laslo & Peters

Ask a Pol asks:

What do you make of the DEA — Drug Enforcement Administration — rescheduling marijuana on its own?

Key Peters: 

“States have legalized cannabis, the majority of states around the country. That's where we're going,” Sen. Gary Peters exclusively told Ask a Pol. 

Supportive of SAFER Banking Act?

“Yeah,” Peters replied. “Very.”

Caught our ear on clemency:

“I’ve been very supportive of all that,” Peters told us. 

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

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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Gary Peters

SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Sen. Peters as he’s exiting the tram underneath the US Capitol before making his way to the Senate.

Matt Laslo: “How you doing, sir?”

Gary Peters: “Good, how are you?”

ML: “Livin’ the dream.”

GP: “Of course, every day.”

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ML: “What do you make of the DEA rescheduling marijuana on its own? Supportive? Is it a good step?”

GP: “Yeah, if you look at where states — states have legalized cannabis, the majority of states around the country. That's where we're going.”

ML: “Are you supportive of the SAFER Banking Act?”

GP: “Yeah, very.”

ML: “Yeah? And then you support clemency efforts for past marijuana convictions?”

GP: “Yeah, no. I’ve been very supportive of all that.”

ML: “Thank you, sir.”

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