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Asking your lawmakers your drug (medicine and criminal justice, etc.) questions at your US Capitol.
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Federal marijuana inaction creating “gateways for illegal and illicit actors,” GOP Sen. Tillis says
Oct 1700:02:42Tap to summarizeVisit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) — Member, Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs CommitteeIn our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:The Supreme Court’s weighing a handful of 2nd Amendment cases that examine the conflict between states rights to legalize cannabis and the federal prohibition on marijuana — do you have any problem with marijuana users owning firearms?Key Tillis: “Why would I have a problem with that any more than somebody who drinks alcohol?” Sen. Thom Tillis exclusively told Ask a Pol. “There’s a big talk right now, I don’t know if you noticed, about states running afoul of federal law. Now, in some cases, we seem to think that’s a bad thing.”NEW: Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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Sen. Sullivan: “A Second Amendment right can’t be trumped" by federal marijuana prohibition
Oct 1700:03:00Tap to summarizeWho?Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)LISTEN: Laslo & SullivanAsk a Pol asks:Do you have any problem with marijuana users owning or using firearms?Key Sullivan:“What now?” Sen. Dan Sullivan exclusively told Ask a Pol.Because marijuana’s still federally illegal, no marijuana user can legally have a firearm.“I gotta look into details, but I would be highly skeptical of that,” Sullivan said.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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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States v. DEA prohibition: “We have a lot of folks who own firearms and smoke marijuana,” Sen. Slotkin says
Oct 1100:01:52Tap to summarizeVisit 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.”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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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"Might have been human traffick,” Tim Kaine says after "no narcotics recovered" from US military strike on cartel boat
Oct 900:03:20Tap to summarizeVisit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know!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.”Find Ask a Pol on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer…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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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Rescheduling marijuana "important domino," SAFER Banking Act sponsor Sen. Moreno says
Sep 2600:02:07Tap to summarizeVisit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know! 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. 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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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Cannabis Caucus Co-chair looks to export Minnesota recreational marijuana regs nationwide
Sep 1800:03:41Tap to summarizeVisit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — Co-chair, Congressional Cannabis CaucusLISTEN: 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.”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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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“Because the President brought [marijuana] up you'll see movement,” Cannabis Co-chair says
Sep 600:02:44Tap to summarizeAbout 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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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Hoeven plays matchmaker, negotiating hemp reform between McConnell and Rand Paul
Aug 1500:03:37Tap to summarizeVisit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND)LISTEN: Laslo & HoevenIn 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 MomentAbout 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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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Sen. Jim Banks on SAFER Banking Act: "Gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework"
Aug 13, 202500:01:29Tap to summarizeVisit 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: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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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Sen. Rand Paul's mission: "fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry”
Aug 1, 202500:01:28Tap to summarizeWho?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 LCBSpecial 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. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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