host: michael elliott with the medical marijuana industry group.ler: i want to clarify a few things. first off, they say that marijuana is a schedule one drug. drug in a sense, it has to be made, man-made. plants are grown from the ground. for the government to spend billions of dollars every year trying to seize illegally grown and manufactured and distributed marijuana, they only sees 40% for the billions they spend. by legalizing that and letting pharmaceutical reps be able to put it out there, that they can prescribe marijuana, most states -- the pharmaceutical reps don't like that because they are not making money off the marijuana. they would rather make money on crap.at host: mr. elliott. you know, i think most people, when they look at colorado, they ask themselves the question or most states asked the question, do we want to allow the sale of marijuana in our community? and then they say no. marijuana is a drug. it is harmful. we do not want to allow it. the question is not the right question to ask. it is a question that does not have an

later on, we will be joined by one of the lead people in denver, michael elliott from the marijuana industry group. we will also show you the interviews we conducted in denver a few weeks ago. we had a chance to speak with the mayor, michael hancock. he talked about the passage of the law and concerns that he had now that the law is in place. here's what he had to say. [video clip] chief among them is the quality of life in our neighborhoods and not knowing how that will be impacted by the law. second is our children. we do not want them to get ahold of this drug and it is ok to take because it has been legalized. just like we do not want them utilizing alcohol because it is legalized in the united states and in colorado. we want to make sure our kids are educated and understand the impact. the impact of a developing brain by this drug -- it is not safe. we want them to understand it and their parents to understand it. how to recognize signs and protect themselves. host: as far as revenues, what is the revenue for the city? >> we are seeing revenues come in. the project just under $4 million

host: michael elliott is joining us from denver this morning, as we talk about colorado's experience. you can ask him questions about his group, the people he represents, and how business is done. michael host: what is the most common question that you get from the people that you represent? people iom the represent, it is not so much one common question. much worry and compliance. have about 500 pages of state marijuana law. it is relatively new. we have been developing it over the last four years. there are many different aspects of the regulatory program being introduced as we speak. we will have new testing roles and new rules on concentrate on the city of denver. if you have not finalized her medical marijuana license, you will lose it completely. so, we are still seeing the parts of this program are coming into being right now. and, with 500 pages, we can argue for weeks about what one sentence of those 500 pages actually means. making sure the people are doing things right in their co mpliance. and also not unnecessarily wasting money. guest: one more question. you talk about r

at 8:30, michael elliott will talk about new sales pentax relations that went into effect in january.oup that serves as a watchdog of the retail industry. host: on today's "washington hear fromwe will guests on all sides of the marijuana issue. we want to hear from you. would you approve of your state having marijuana use for recreational use? fo

. >> i present to you michael elliott and the 41st president of the united states.d right there at the landing area. he says hey, you made an old man feel young again. >> we were at church at the little episcopal church very near walker's point and the minister asked one of those rhetorical questions in his sermon. he said who here has a perfect family? and president bush actually raised his hand. he was the only person in the congregation that raised his hand and everybody sort of chuckled. >> people normally ask, did you constantly seek your father's advice? and my answer was no, i constantly sought my father's love. >> what always struck me when i see him is the joy he takes in his family and how deeply his family loves him. and to have accomplish as much as he has while still investing the kind of attention and care in his family that shows in how they view him, you know, that's a sign of a life well lived. >> of course, i want to thank my entire family with this special emphasis on a woman named barb. >> every parent lives in the mortal fear when their kids gro

michael elliott of the marijuana industry council talks about new sales and tax regulations that went into effect in january. later, smart colorado, a group dog ofrves as a watch the retail industry. axt president obama hosts meeting on the economy in minnesota. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> it is good to be back in minnesota. the last type i was here it was colder. here's a tip for folks who are not from minnesota. and theome here minnesotans are complaining about how cold it is, it's cold. because they're pretty tough cold. but it was so it's nice to be back when it's a little warmer, and i have to begin by congratulating our soccer team, team u.s.a., for advancing next round of the cup. u.s.a. absolutely. we were in what's called the group of death. and even though we didn't win toughest were in the through. and we got so we've still got a chance to and we could cup. not be prouder of them. they are defying the odds, and earned aa lot of believers in the process, and i want to knowy on the team that all of us back home are really proud of them. let me tell you something. i've

. >>> in southern california, the fathers of killer elliott roger and christopher michaels martinez met privately today. a family spokesperson for one of the fathers say film producer peter roger and richard martinez spoke for the first time since the masacre. no media or cameras were present. martinez has been an outspoken critic in the nation's gun laws in the days following his son's killing. >>> there will be extra police at an oakland elementary school tomorrow morning. this after a parent is accused of attacking a 19-year-old girl with a hammer on friday in a laugh tie yet -- lafayette elementary bathroom. both are from yemen and believe they are feuding with the girl's family. the 9-year-old is expected to be okay in addition to councilors on hand for students tomorrow. and now turning our attention to the weather. francis has our first check on weather and live doppler 7hd. hi, francis. >> good evening. clouds have stuck to the coast and kept things cool. live doppler 7hd shows the marine layer developing and that will spill in overnight. we had a lot of sunshine inland and quit

. >>> in southern california, the fathers of killer elliott roger and christopher michaels martinez met privately today. a family spokesperson for one of the fathers say film producer peter roger and richard martinez spoke for the first time since the masacre. no media or cameras were present. martinez has been an outspoken critic in the nation's gun laws in the days following his son's killing. >>> there will be extra police at an oakland elementary school tomorrow morning. this after a parent is accused of attacking a 19-year-old girl with a hammer on friday in a laugh tie yet -- lafayette elementary bathroom. both are from yemen and believe they are feuding with the girl's family. the 9-year-old is expected to be okay in addition to councilors on hand for students tomorrow. and now turning our attention to the weather. francis has our first check on weather and live doppler 7hd. hi, francis. >> good evening. clouds have stuck to the coast and kept things cool. live doppler 7hd shows the marine layer developing and that will spill in overnight. we had a lot of sunshine inland and quit

the former president jumped in tandem with retired sergeant first class michael yot. mr. elliott parachute team. i can't get enough of this. mike joins us now from kmaine. thank you so much for being with us. this is such a wonderful joyful thing to see. as i said, we simply can't get enough of it. explain to me the feeling of being at 6,000 feet with a 90-year-old former t president of the united states with everyone on earth watching and filming this. what are the feelings going through your mind? >> well, let me tell you, it's quite amazing. and just the feeling of honor to have such american hero strapped to you. the nerves are definitely a little high because you know the whole world is looking at you. and you know you are representing every veteran, every soldier. but just a feeling of of american pride. it's kind of hard to describe this sensation. >> a former president has done this a few times, the first time he did it was went when he was shot down over the pacific as a very young pilot in world war ii. we watched the video of this jump yesterday. the landing, you know,

prosecutor called michael gar seeia, famous for prosecuting elliott spitz, he has a report coming out next month that will look into corruption charges which are potentially, you know, more damaging to the tournament than the human rights issues from a publicity standpoint, which united statis. they'll issue a report. they've got pressure from sponsors, from other soccer federations, and they've got pressure from even members of the british government. we'll see if pressure works. jeremy, thank you. >>> ahead, crisis in iraqing insurgents move closer to baghdad the u.s. at this hour m m moven an aircraft carrier. >>> two letters from sergeant bowe bergdahl to his parents written while he was in the hands of the taliban. but did sergeant bergdahl really write those? i'll talk to the journalist first to get the letters. keeping a billion customers a year flying, means keeping seven billion transactions flowing. and when weather hits, it's data mayhem. but airlines running hp end-to-end solutions are always calm during a storm. so if your business deals with the unexpected, hp big data a

michael hancock will join me tomorrow. is -- israeli company is getting a boost from proposed rules to have fast lanes for internet providers. a make technology used to track wireless traffic. elliott spoke with the incoming ceo on the potential of the so-called net neutrality rules. it is a win-win situation for everybody. consumers will get services better and operators will allow services better. revenues at 58 million. that is a recommend -- record for you. what is driving growth? messaging service? >> two factors. mobile networks are growing. phones have three g or four g services. 3g or 4g services. the other are applications. they want to purchase more applications that are connecting with their environment. doing different things on the internet, in control for example. thate service will enable over the network. this is another growth engine. usage andly networks the things customers are fighting. >> $28 million of revenue. what is driving the growth? >> we see the markets in general are favorable. we see mobile networks are playing bigger and more important role. we see mobile operators are looking for more services to deliver to the end user. are focusing and building th