. >> thank you very much for more let's bring in mayor jesse arreguin of berkley, california, whose cityan 20 cannabis delivery services and 11 dispensary store fronts good to see you this morning, thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me >> just how important a business were you expecting this to become under legalization, and does this potential threat from the attorney general, u.s. attorney general jeff sessions, actually have any impact on those expectations >> well, the impact, we think, will be of the legalization of recreational cannabis will be significant. we anticipate millions of dollars in additional tax revenue, creating new jobs, and this move by the attorney general is not only an attack on states' rights, it's an attack on our local economy although it's unclear what effect his decree will actually have, but berkley has stood with our local license marijuana dispensaries, even when the federal government took enforcement action against them, and we'll stand with these longstanding businesses in our community. >> mayor, what if the federal government starts tre

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. >> mayor jesse arreguin cut the green were driven -- ribbon for the oldest operating dispensary. customers say they drove from merced to be the first in line at 4:00 a.m..>> to me it means that i can have a special relief and be a member of society.>> i think it is an exciting moment. >> the tax on recreational marijuana is 26.7%. that is higher than many other cities, but the mayor says that tax could double the cities revenue. >> our coverage begins, and our reporter tells us what happened outside of a dispensary in san jose.>> reporter: the line started building at 7:00 p.m. the night before. >> this is crazy! it is like history in the making!>> reporter: this person wanted to kick off recreational pot sales with a party. they had a raffle and free coffee and doughnuts. even acupuncture and massage was available for the big day. >> everybody is extremely happy year. we all have smiles on our face and we are standing in line no matter how long it takes to get in there. >> reporter: they served at least 300 people in the next two hours, and they will see five times more customer

. >> and berkeley mayor jesse arreguin said the quake was 4.4 near claremont in the hills. we'll be monitoring any damage reports and always be cautious of aftershocks. you know, as doug mentioned, dogs are usually really good indicators of when earthquakes are coming. my dog barked once, felt the shake and went, oh, okay am he waited for an aftershock, too. i think he is already trained to living in this area. he is a pretty good dog. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> across social media people in the bay area are showing videos of what happened the moment the earthquake struck. one viewer from san francisco shared this video of the rumbling in his living room. you can see a sofa swaying back and forth there. another person shared video of his living room as it shook. >> wondering what the noise is? a flock of birds in oakland when nuts when the shaking started. a woman sent this video of the birds. you can hear them. >> a lot of people felt like the birds a little shocked. >> we felt it in the newsroom. >> it was an earthquake. >> we are getting more information. i want

. >> reporter: berkeley mayor jesse arreguin says president trump is needlessly fanning the flames of anti-immigrant hysteria without facts on his side. >> studies show that sanctuary cities are actually safer because immigrants feel they can go to law enforcement and report crimes. so the president's wrong once again. and, um, you know, once again the president is targeting california like he has, um, around marijuana. he is targeting california around immigration because we are a proud sanctuary state. >> reporter: richmond mayor tom butt is in dc this week. he said he wasn't invited to see president trump adding he believed those who were, were all trump-friendly mayors. he did say just got out of a session on immigration where we were reminded that the crime rate among immigrants is less than that of the general population. >> linking it to the -- the -- the status or definition of gangs and cartels is the sort of stuff that you are going to have to do in the department of rhetoric. you're in the law school now. we only deal with facts. you're in the law school now. we only deal w

berkeley, the patient's group at berkeley patient's group kicked off sales with berkeley mayor jesse arreguin cutting the green ribbon. organizers say it's america's oldest operating dispensary. they opened the doors at 6 am yesterday to handle the crowds. they welcome them in. son were standing in line for a couple of hours overnight. >>> recreational marijuana users also pack dispensaries and the south bay. that one store the anticipation and the lines started building at 7:00 new year's eve. the dispenser kicked off sales with a party with a raffle, free coffee and donuts. they served 300 people in the first two hours of operation. the vast majority we are told were new users. >> i think this is something now that it's legal that i would like to partake in on a regular basis. >> it feels festive. everybody is extremely happy. we all have smiles on her face. we are all standing in line no matter how long it takes to get in there. >> they said they expect retail sales to double in 2018. >>> many customers have questions about marijuana is taxed and here are some answers. california has imple

. >> reporter: berkeley mayor jesse arreguin says president trump is needlessly fanning the flames of anti-immigrant hysteria without facts on his side. >> studies show that sanctuary cities are actually safer because immigrants feel they can go to law enforcement and report crimes. so the president's wrong once again. and, um, you know, once again the president is targeting california like he has, um, around marijuana. he is targeting california around immigration because we are a proud sanctuary state. >> reporter: richmond mayor tom butt is in dc this week. he said he wasn't invited to see president trump adding he believed those who were, were all trump-friendly mayors. he did say just got out of a session on immigration where we were reminded that the crime rate among immigrants is less than that of the general population. >> linking it to the -- the -- the status or definition of gangs and cartels is the sort of stuff that you are going to have to do in the department of rhetoric. you're in the law school now. we only deal with facts. >> reporter: now, i did find one person who

the new legal status of the herb, a personage no less impressive than the mayor of berkeley, jesse arreguining ceremony at berkeley patients group on san pablo avenue. "it's an exciting moment. we worked really hard in the fall to be sure bpg was ready to open," said arreguin, who cut a green ribbon to officially open the dispensary to recreational sales. people were waiting outside the door before bpg opened at 6 a.m., and the same was true art purple heart patient center on fourth street. "we opened at 6 a.m. we had people waiting in line," said kell mckenzie, a team leader at purple heart. reached by telephone around 10 a.m., mckenzie said the store was crowded and the mood upbeat. "it's great seeing the new customers and they seem really excited about looking at the products," mckenzie said. oakland's harborside dispensary opened at 6 a.m. the harborside in san jose opened at 9 a.m. emails and phone calls to the dispensary and its chief executive were not returned. while oakland, berkeley and san jose signed off on various dispensaries to begin recreational sales starting monday, other