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gabriel sayegh is the director of the drug policy alliance new york policy office. he joins me by telephone. we are joined by evan nison, the director of the northeast cannabis division of terra tech, a company that hopes to grow medical quality marijuana for patients across the state. let's understand what are the current rules and regulations. >> we're not sure what is going to happen. the governor's proposals very vague. this gives us some concerns. what is your understanding. >> this is a huge development and very very important. what we need now is to ensure that new york has the best possible medical marijuana system. to do that we are considering legislative action. this is a good step because there is no moving on to the regulatory infrastructure necessary. >> the voters have already voted. what are the differences, what are the nuances. >> this is setting up greenhouses all over the country right now. this is a full legal system where the companies would be able to enter. new york, we are under the government proposal, we are not sure that's the companies w

also gabriel sayegh. will tell you how general electric made the world's smallest air conditioner. yes, staying cool and staying small. >> cooling systems got a whole lot cooler and smaller. rachel crane got a close look at this tiny air mover. >> you know them as the maker of appliances and jet engines. they might rely on something much less complicated, air. this is the thinnest air mover in the world. >> it is at one millimeter in thickness. >> they have dumped this in the 's smallest air conditioner. -- they have called this the world's smallest air conditioner. this can translate to big dollars. these two place that move very gently. fans areabout it, responsible for cooling down most of the electronics you power up. >> you don't really need the computer to be that much more powerful. we want them to be thin and we want this to go in any consumer electronics products. >> they are using the fans to cool down. >> this was originally designed for improving airflow through jet engines. they expand and su