cannabis. we are now two years into cannabis legalization which has brought some positives, such as legalization, giving us our rights, lab testing, some new dispensary openings. but, it is brought my much higher prices to consumers. very high cannabis taxes leading to greater market share fort illegal cannabis market. slow roll out of additional cannabis businesses due to red tape. the lack of compassion programs due to legal issues. in the concern that some new equity dispensaries could be back doors for national change. that is why it is important to approve this agenda item so one of our local community-based dispensaries will be able to continue to service this community. i would urge all of the supervisors to read the recently released control report on the state of san francisco cannabis. to take a closer look how this newly emerging industry forming. help guide it to a consumer-friendly local based enterprise. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> hi,

around cannabis. that regulates cannabis has stayed the same. in my home state of new jersey, for example, state law allows for the use of medical cannabis and at the end of last year, stay lawmakers passed a referendum that would put the question of legalizing adult cannabis use to new jersey voters on the 2020 ballot this coming november. new jersey is not alone in its state-level changes. in fact, the national conference of state legislatures reports that 33 states as well as puerto rico, guam, the u.s. virgin islands, and the district of columbia approved programs while 11 states, d.c., guam, northern islands approved adult use cannabis. although some states have changed their own policies national laws such as the controls substances act have yet to change in the same way. this is why we're looking forward to this hearing from a panel of agency witnesses who aagreed to appear before the committee today. they all play crucial roles on federal cannabis policy, from researching benefits and harms to protecting the american public from bad acto

cannabis use increases the risk of addiction to cannabis and to other drugs. another area of major concern is the association of cannabis use with psychosis. the risk of which increases with consumption of high content thc. while most episodes of psychosis are short lasting, they can become chronic. concerns have also emerged regarding higher risk for depression and suicide, though these associations have been less studied. the availability of high thc products have marketedly increased emergency department visits and hospital visits associated with cannabis exposures. vehicle-related injuries while driving under the influence of thc are one of the main causes. another frequent cause is severe psychosis, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain referred to as cannabis syndrome. however, our understanding of the adverse effects of cannabis is incomplete. this was made clearly evident by the outbreak of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury or a condition reported in june 2019, predominantly associated with thc vaping that has over six months resul

they are the cochairs of the bipartisan cannabis debate for cannabis mr. chairman, i think you want a timeshare? when i was a young man in the 1980s, some of my friends were smuggling marijuana into the community and the family. that formed my policy that we need to have a rational medical marijuana policy, thus the bill. but i decided when i got to congress its kind of controversial and maybe i shouldn't do that, but i would talk about it and when i was at a town hall what about just for the recreational use or for fun and i will never forget i was in virginia, by unanimous side of the room raised his hand. these two communities 20 years apart, 30 years apart, and hours apart from one another and doctors were turning a blind eye to allow marijuana to be brought into the hospital because they recognized for those patients who are dying, this was the only way they could have a little bit of relief and get the nutrients that they needed to stay alive a little bit longer and spend a little bit more time with their children. i came back to dc and i said i am i

cannabis. we are now two years into cannabis legalization which has brought some positives, such as legalization, giving us our rights, lab testing, some new dispensary openings. but, it is brought my much higher prices to consumers. very high cannabis taxes leading to greater market share fort illegal cannabis market. slow roll out of additional cannabis businesses due to red tape. the lack of compassion programs due to legal issues. in the concern that some new equity dispensaries could be back doors for national change. that is why it is important to approve this agenda item so one of our local community-based dispensaries will be able to continue to service this community. i would urge all of the supervisors to read the recently released control report on the state of san francisco cannabis. to take a closer look how this newly emerging industry forming. help guide it to a consumer-friendly local based enterprise. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> hi,

cannabis. we are now two years into cannabis legalization which has brought some positives, such as legalization, giving us our rights, lab testing, some new dispensary openings. but, it is brought my much higher prices to consumers. very high cannabis taxes leading to greater market share fort illegal cannabis market. slow roll out of additional cannabis businesses due to red tape. the lack of compassion programs due to legal issues. in the concern that some new equity dispensaries could be back doors for national change. that is why it is important to approve this agenda item so one of our local community-based dispensaries will be able to continue to service this community. i would urge all of the supervisors to read the recently released control report on the state of san francisco cannabis. to take a closer look how this newly emerging industry forming. help guide it to a consumer-friendly local based enterprise. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> hi,

cannabis. we are now two years into cannabis legalization which has brought some positives, such as legalization, giving us our rights, lab testing, some new dispensary openings. but, it is brought my much higher prices to consumers. very high cannabis taxes leading to greater market share fort illegal cannabis market. slow roll out of additional cannabis businesses due to red tape. the lack of compassion programs due to legal issues. in the concern that some new equity dispensaries could be back doors for national change. that is why it is important to approve this agenda item so one of our local community-based dispensaries will be able to continue to service this community. i would urge all of the supervisors to read the recently released control report on the state of san francisco cannabis. to take a closer look how this newly emerging industry forming. help guide it to a consumer-friendly local based enterprise. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> hi,

my name is vaughn and i represent a small cannabis retailer, who holds a medical cannabis permit and who was wrongfully evict bid a landlord in san francisco. with supervisor haney introduced this legislation, one the goals of the legislation was to protect small business who are vulnerable to eviction. because mcd holders are tied to their location small businesses are good actors can lose the goal is to provide protection to small businesses for equity business applicants that to prevent big well-funded cannabis groups from pushing out small businesses in sf. i believe this legislation in its current form does not safeguard against potential abuse by landlords at the new location. we're not opposed to the legislation in principle, equity mcd applicants who have been abused by landlords. my client say perfect example. however, the current language of the legislation fails to consider behavior of the landlord at the new location. if the goal to prevent abuse and create loopholes, we encourage them to behavior the landlord at the new potential location. to ensure that no landlord abus

, as well as cannabis regulations. we want to also thank former commissioner debra walker. when you were sitting here, and we were before you, you asked that we come in and share a little bit about who we are and what we're doing and what we're trying to accomplish with your support, and that is happening today. i'm very, very happy you're here. it is interesting how these things work out. i want to get started with our roadmap. this is what you're going to see and learn today. we're going to review a little bit about the historic perspective. some of what i talked about for a few minutes there, we're going to go through our overview and try to be quick about that so that you'll have a chance ask questions and we can answer them. we'll run through our equity program, which is really the foundation of the work we're doing. we'll talk about our permit process, and you a little bit of a snapshot of where we are. i'm really, really excited to announce we reached our q-42019 goal of having a first permit issued. and not onl

, as well as cannabis regulations. we want to also thank former commissioner debra walker. when you were sitting here, and we were before you, you asked that we come in and share a little bit about who we are and what we're doing and what we're trying to accomplish with your support, and that is happening today. i'm very, very happy you're here. it is interesting how these things work out. i want to get started with our roadmap. this is what you're going to see and learn today. we're going to review a little bit about the historic perspective. some of what i talked about for a few minutes there, we're going to go through our overview and try to be quick about that so that you'll have a chance ask questions and we can answer them. we'll run through our equity program, which is really the foundation of the work we're doing. we'll talk about our permit process, and you a little bit of a snapshot of where we are. i'm really, really excited to announce we reached our q-42019 goal of having a first permit issued. and not onl

cannabis. we are now two years into cannabis legalization which has brought some positives, such as legalization, giving us our rights, lab testing, some new dispensary openings. but, it is brought my much higher prices to consumers. very high cannabis taxes leading to greater market share fort illegal cannabis market. slow roll out of additional cannabis businesses due to red tape. the lack of compassion programs due to legal issues. in the concern that some new equity dispensaries could be back doors for national change. that is why it is important to approve this agenda item so one of our local community-based dispensaries will be able to continue to service this community. i would urge all of the supervisors to read the recently released control report on the state of san francisco cannabis. to take a closer look how this newly emerging industry forming. help guide it to a consumer-friendly local based enterprise. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, sir. next speaker, please. >> hi,

i was your chair of the san francisco cannabis legalization task force for three years. we developed a series of recommendations that we gave to the board and, of course, funding for the equity program was a priority in those recommendations. to give a little perspective to all that you're hearing this morning, it takes about $1.5 million to open a business in cannabis here in san francisco. and we're approving a grant for every equity applicant in this room and beyond that is less than the cost of opening one store. so i urge you to take this first step and to continue the promise of follow-through so that equity is not a trap. and it is in fact what it was intended to be, a way out for everyone. thank you. good morning. my name is morris kelly. i'm a san francisco native, verified equity applicant. and i'm really able to stand here before you because of the support of my community, because we've been able to rally around each other, been able to teach each other, help each other. we've been able to support each other to try to get through this process. like one person

cannabis to execute the agreement with the bureau of cannabis control and the extensions amendment or contracts subsequent on behalf of the city. >> supervisor fewer: i believe we have mr. eugene hillsman here. >> if you give me a second, i'll be pulling this up. >> supervisor fewer: this item has no b.l.a. report. >> good morning, chair fewer, supervisors, my name is eugene hillsman, director of the office of cannabis. for the local equity funding. i'm also available to answer any potential questions that you have about the process. unfortunately, director rodriguez is feeling under the weather and is unable to join us this morning. san francisco's equity program was developed to support individuals negatively impacted by the war on drugs by creating opportunities to own and be hired by cannabis businesses. senate bill 1294 approved by senator bradford allowed for san francisco to apply for funds from the state level bureau of cannabis control to assist applicants enter the cannabis market in the state. the bill requires an eligible local jurisdiction that received grant funds pursua

as well as cannabis infused products. for many it was worth queuing up in subzero temperatures to get their hands on the state's foes legal pot. super farm now i just thought you know to do things like part of history for chicago why not come be a part of it really i was up for so it's incredible it's incredible i just can't believe we're finally here i'm really excited and i know everybody that i know is really excited as well little cereal is a little crazy like i'm walking to the counter and there's cameras everywhere and it's showing me and i'm buying we legal cannabis this is just unbelievable with the legalization also come some 700000 pardons for people with low level cannabis convictions and a quarter of the nearly $60000000.00 projected annual tax revenue will go to communities affected by the war on drugs or forty's are open about the economic benefits of the new comers illinois is establishing itself as the 1st state in the nation to legalize in a way that truly puts equity 1st illinois joins 10 on the u.s. sta

so we essentially have two spaces where cannabis lives. the department of public health as well as the office of cannabis. if you look at the majority of businesses today, especially retail store fronts out and about where you see them, those are part of the existing industry, medicinal industries that were around and permitted around article 33 of the department of public health. eventually they will come under my purview. as of now they still exist under the department of public health, although every 120 days -- am i done? just kidding. >> please continue. >> every 120 days we reevaluate their ability to sell adult use product as long as they continue their commitment to our equity program. we're going to talk about what that means. the department of public health definitely oversees our efforts. if we're talking about a consumption effort in a dispensary, that has to be signed off on. the hvac system and the negative pressure. there is pesticides, weight management, weights and measurements. in the office of cannabis, we are completely

15 years of my life to medical cannabis. the challenges of obtaining equitable participation in the cannabis industry begins with securing real estate, investment capital, and finding like-minded individuals to partner with. given the uncertainty of the process for private investors, raising capital before securing a property can be stressful and challenging. i am still the sole owner of mr. c.'s and i have full control over how its future will look. at an equity event i attended in spring of 2018, michael christianson spoke and had some advice of finding storefronts in our neighborhoods that have been vacant for some period of time. our proposed site here has seen quite a variety of businesses come and go over the years, a spanish market, an event space, an art gallery. i'm hopeful this is destined to be a world-class cannabis boutique next. i took possession of 500 laguna in december 2018. i wanted to engage with the neighborhood to speak about my plan. after being formally reviewed for planning, our building underwent an

cannabis is legal in san francisco. i cannot think of a reason why we need to be restrictive, especially with the group of people that have already proven what they can do and be part of the community, and just as a thing, why does it even need to be about the community? these are people who have proven they have opened a responsible business. that is just a bonus and constantly fighting this and going through this red tape in the city when we could all be putting this effort -- talking about the real issues that are plaguing us and using your valuable time, all of these peoples' valuable time when all they are trying to do is open a business when they have proven they can do so responsibly. i know that block very well. it would be a wonderful asset and a good thing to have in hayes valley. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners i am a small business owner in san francisco. i am proudest down here and support my friends. they were born and raised in san francisco and started businesses here

police is being soft on cannabis is a story that has happened repeatedly because cannabis has been downgradeds anecdotally can probably recall times when cannabis was not smoked openly, when i was at school it was smoked in secret when your mum and dad didn't know you we re your mum and dad didn't know you were doing it, and now it is smoked on the street and you can be walking along and walking into a big cloud of the stuff, though, crikey, and the police generally don't arrest anybody if it's happening. what we have here is a story saying police are giving community resolutions to those people that they do actually arrest and that has increased the proportion or decrease the proportion or decrease the proportion of actual charges that are going through on a criminal basis. now, the whole point of having community resolutions was that you didn't criminalise people for doing something that wasn't really a criminal matter although perhaps involved a class b drugs. and there are instances, i'm sure, the whole point was a police officer making the arrest or their at the time would go... well, yo

they can expunge cannabis convictions.abis was a schedule one class a drug until 2018 which meant that it had no medicinal value, and that has changed his schedule to which means that it has medicinal value and it is prescribed a bull so the law is not fit for purpose. —— it is able to be prescribed. let's get more on the plane crash in iran in which 170 people have died including three from the uk. the iranian red crescent says there is no chance of finding any survivors. ukraine sez engine failure caused the crash and there was no link to terrorism. i'm joined now by our transport correspondent tom burridge. it is early stages so anything we say is speculation. but data online about the flight shows that the plane took off from tehran airport in the early hours of the morning. tehran airport is at 3500 feet. it climbed to about 8000 feet within a matter of minutes. according to experts that climb was pretty normal as you would expect from an aircraft at take—off and suddenly, a few minutes into the flight the data disapp

cannabis.me it's all legal. he's got a permit. how many plants are in here? so on this whole farm there's, like, 2,200 plants. so there's more here today than when you went to jail. yes. -it's ironic, isn't it? -it's ironic, and it's scary. you scared that something's going to change and you'll have to go back? no. does it haunt you a little bit? well, it haunts everybody that's ever lived here. the minute you hear a helicopter, it's a whole different feeling. i don't care if you're permitted. i don't care if you're not. i heard about that fear again and again from the farmers i met. decades of hiding from the law can't be erased overnight. but now those choppers aren't going after farmers like johnny casali, they're chasing big-time illegal growers. sheriff. -yes. -nice to meet you. -pleasure to meet you. billy honsal is the sheriff of humboldt county, a local guy born and bred. for him, the fight against pot is in his blood. when you were growing up, you knew, really, what the dirty little se

adrian: call us the courvoisier of cannabis, or mayors of cannabis.re going after that high-end adult use. lemonis: well, that's just packaging. look. packaging is one thing, but price is another. adrian charges hundreds more per pound than the market rate. to me, that's a very risky strategy. you said to me you can get $3,000 a pound. adrian: correct. lemonis: how do you actually differentiate your product to get an extra $1,000? is it the packaging? adrian: packaging is one piece. the quality of our weed, the quality of our cannabis... lemonis: what is "quality of our weed"? you've got to give me more than just "quality of our weed." adrian: okay. smell the nose. you'd recognize that our nose doesn't have any chemical burn. you'd recognize that the cure on our product is perfect, that when you break it, it has a perfect snap, which means it's going to be a perfect smoke. lemonis: is there quality control? adrian: there's huge quality control. lemonis: does that mean that you throw a lot away? adrian: what's that? lemonis: you throw a lot away? adria

narcotics agency however still considers cannabis a dangerous substance. this is the news these are our top stories australia has ordered mass evacuations of coastal communities as bushfires razor cross the nation at least 18 people have been killed naval ships and aircraft are going to bring food and water to thousands taken refuge on. turkey's parliament has authorized sending troops to libya to support the un backed government that the one year mandate will see turkish soldiers head to tripoli to defend the city against forces loyal to rule or top but there are concerns that their presence could have great the conflict. was already in indonesia say that at least 30 people have been killed in severe flooding tens of thousands were evacuated in and around the capital jakarta what's being called the worst rainfall in decades caused rivers to overflow and buildings to collapse. 3 people have turned themselves into police following a deadly fire to german soup with ortiz believe their illegal sky lantern's sparked a blaze that killed dozens of animals in the

state to greenlight cannabis. now to austria where conservatives have struck a coalition agreement with the green party the deal followed 3 months of tough negotiations so vast and co-ops will remain chancellor with the greens entering national government for the 1st time the conservatives previous alliance with the far right freedom party collapsed over a corruption scandal. or could austria's coalition between the conservatives in the greens also be a model here in neighboring germany is an idea that is being discussed in berlin as political parties especially the conservatives look to the future beyond chancellor angela merkel's tenure now merkel has said she will not run in the next general election june late next year during the remainder of her town america is looking to shore up the e.u. as it confronts the challenges. in her natural habitat the most recent e.u. summit here europe's longest serving head of government has been forging compromise for 15 years yet there are telltale signs of a chancellor on he

i'm afraid tyler has opened its 1st full time clinics for prescribing cannabis oil a conscious decision to legalize medicinal marianna came as a bit of a surprise given the country's traditional tough stance on illegal drugs but like many other countries has been on able to ignore the economic promise of cannabis products. that's a brand new clinic in bangkok beckoned over to become the 1st of hundreds of ties to receive free cannabis oil the 65 year old syringe. the clinicians hope it will bring him relief from the pains of stage 4 lung cancer where the methods can't. take you more the doctor says i'm too weak to withstand chemotherapy i'm just not strong enough. to cannabis can also provide relief to suffer as have insomnia and muscle pain the presence of thailand's health minister the clinics opening shows the thai government keenness to stress the drugs benefits to health and potentially the economy. the caliber guy. products. can be used in cosmetics to be used in the pharmaceutical to be used in. heavy industry. one organization claims the markets across asia the mideastern ocana

narcotics agency however still considers cannabis a dangerous substance. this is news and these are the top stories. australia has ordered mass evacuations of coastal communities as bush fires raged across the nation at least 18 people have been killed navy ships and aircraft are delivering food and water to thousands who've taken refuge on beaches . severe weather has triggered deadly flooding in and around the capital jakarta officials say some 2 dozen people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced by raging flood waters forecasters are warning of heavy rain and more flooding in the coming days. taiwan's military chief of staff has been killed in a helicopter crash shen uming was aboard a blackhawk chopper when it went down in mountains north of the capital taipei official said 7 of those aboard died the air force general was in command of the island's defenses against china. austria's conservatives have struck a coalition agreement with the green party the deal follows 3 months of negotiations sebastien courts will remain chancellor with the gr

as well as cannabis infused products.for many it was worth queuing up in subzero temperatures to get their hands on the state's foes legal pot . super fond i just thought you know to do things like part of history for chicago why not come be a part of it really i was up for new year's eve so it's incredible it's incredible i just can't believe we're finally here i'm really excited and i know what everybody that i now is really excited as well it all surreal it was a little crazy like i'm walking to the counter and there's cameras everywhere and it's showing me. i'm buying we legal cannabis this is just unbelievable with the legalization also come some 700000 pardons for people with low level cannabis convictions and a quarter of the nearly $60000000.00 projected annual texture of a new will go to communities affected by the war on drugs authorities are open about the economic benefits of the new comers illinois is just stablish ing itself as the 1st state in the nation to legalize in a way that truly puts equity 1st illin

to cannabis can also provide relief to suffer as have insomnia and muscle pain the presence of talent health minister the clinic's opening shows the thai government keenness to stress the drugs benefits to health and potentially the economy. products. can be used in cosmetics and the use in the pharmaceutical to be used in. heavy industry. one organization claims the market across asia the mideast general cannabis could reach almost $6000000000.00 by 2024 that's why thailand has become the 1st southeast asian country to legalize it and why it's investing in tech to extract distil and market cannabis oils the hundreds he queued for their free 5 milligrams at thailand's new clinic on monday but just the start. and also some of the other global business stories making headlines today japan's justice minister has vowed to strengthen border checks after nixon's former chairman colors gold managed to flee the country while awaiting trial for financial misconduct go in who is now in lebanon criticized japan's justice system for taking too long and being inhumane the details of his escape rem

it's an example of where we're seeing uses of cannabis in other products and where we've been lookinge science and doing science and realizing there's potential for cannabis based option in the field of ptsd when we're starting phase two we're also bridging from a product we have in multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, autism, schizophrenia. this is the opening up of the field of canaboid sciences >> obviously don't want just united states. you're having good fortune in the uk >> right we just got the national health service in the uk to fund the use of epidialects in the uk we're seeing the drug is utilized in germany already. it's being adopted in france we expect italy and spain to do so later this year of course this is a global phenomenon the interest in cbd, the interest in regulated cannabis-based products is something that's not specific to the u.s. or europe it goes beyond so, there's a really exciting future for these products across the globe. >> i know that you have not been given a 2020 guidance, i'm looking at the analysts, they're talking about the possibility of hav

cannabis flowers, cannabis wedding dresses and makeup, it is all possible. >> i think spreading out nationwidecause we get a lot of people that are coming in for destination weddings because they can do cannabis wedding here. >> i am coming to cali anyway. i can do it this way. >> the expo cos interesting weddings that are featuring cannabis of recreational use. >>> spacex passed the last big test of its crew capsule. the emergency drill to cape canaveral. a pair of mannequins on board and parachuted into the ocean. the test flight lasted about nine minutes. spacex is ready to start launching astronauts into the international space station. that could happen as early as march. >>> goat niners. the note at the san francisco zoo are rooting for the 49ers. there were some bribing involved. remember we are going to have a complete coverage of the game tonight at 11:00. we'll have minimum more highlights from the goat eating at the san francisco zoo. they're enjoying it as much as they can. >> it was a good day to celebrate the 49ers however you want to celebrate it. >> sunday is the of substantial