CNN’s Erin Burnett discussed politics with former third-party Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura on Thursday before the former professional wrestler took control of the interview, saying, “But let’s move on to why I’m really here, Erin – cannabis.”
“All right…and I was about to jump in and force you there, but you were going on!” Burnett said, continuing:
BURNETT: I know you’re passionate about cannabis. It is how you spend your time. Can I ask you about this? ‘Cause you have put a lot of time into the effectiveness of medical marijuana, and I know the reason you’ve done this is ’cause you say it saved your family’s life. It stopped your wife’s seizures. So you’ve dedicated yourself to this. Biden has moved to decriminalize it, finally. It wasn’t initial thought, but he has done that, and change its federal classification in terms of its class, how it’s registered with the FDA. Is that enough? Is …
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