Welcome to an HBO podcast from the HBO late night series Real Time with Bill Maugh.

Okay.

And we're called or is back with us on overtime.

This is for you. Why is it Biden pushing for federal legislation of marijuana?

I think it's probably something we ought to do given the fact that it is something that

would have a great political benefit and also deals with the reality. You know, people

are using marijuana. It's being legal. I've heard that. Yeah, yeah.

I've heard that you heard that, you know.

And what's it like? Is it good?

I only inhale.

It's something that I think we need to catch up. Drug, our drug policy needs to catch up with what the reality is.

Marijuana is still a schedule one drug. It's ridiculous. It is ridiculous.

Republicans are going to steal the issue. I think eventually. I mean, something like John Bainer

works for a marijuana company now. Right. Yeah.

I mean, it could be one of those freedom issues. Yeah.

And of course, Republican smoke lots of pot too. There was I...

Not enough. Not enough.

I mean, you can mallow out just a little more.

Just a little more.

But there was something that was passed in the house. But the Republicans are against it because they said it has too much stuff about equity in there.

Now, I understand the impetus to want to, like for example, if you're going to have new businesses that are legal in the marijuana field,

yeah, they probably should go to the people who suffered the most during the drug war.

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