marijuana chalice countless successful people use marijuana there are conservatives there liberals kratz republicans it's really this is a substance that millions of people use both of which for the same reasons that people enjoy having a cocktail or a beer after work it's relaxing or it's just a matter of socializing with friends and of course for many it's therapeutic thing right mess in the last three presidents using marijuana i think the first three presidents were also using marijuana i believe george washington cultivated this crop it at some point why are you in colorado do you only accept cash and i believe also bitcoin in some cases but why only cash. well unfortunately right now this is a largely cash business because these marijuana businesses are not able to get financial services well. banks are very concerned about the prospect of being prosecuted for gaging and money laundering because marijuana is still illegal this is an issue and it's one that fortunately started to be addressed by our federal government. earlier this past year in august and september the department of justice mad

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kratz need 60 votes to move forward. they are likely not going to get the republican cooperation. this is a showboat of sorts. it tips off a larger fight and larger push by democrats in this midterm election year looking at income equality. just maybe they will win back the house of representatives. >> let's talk about the president. his approval rating is quite low right now. he has a state of the union address coming up in what should we expect? he needs to win back popularity. >> peter hit on a key point. president gave a speech hammering at the wealth gap in this country. was kind of like a state of the union light did you will hear a lot of these themes again on january 28. -- state of the union light. you'll hear a lot of these themes again on january 28. i am hearing from republican aides. they want to see if there is going to be any middle ground. the door toto open some type of progress? , how disappointed will americans be if for the first time they hear the president speak this year it is going to be all about a campaign when we are just starting to see real recovery and that recovery has not hit m