mr. brian vicente. [applause] >> thanks a lot. it's really great to be here. it really gives me great pride. when we started the organization, i think there were 10 of us or so and i feel like any time i see his staff, i swell with pride when they say 50ey are up to 500, 500 th dues-paying members -- the dea drug dog is on to us. [laughter] there's a party going on wednesday at my law firm. it's a fundraiser for the united for care campaign. that is the measure on the ballot this november in florida. i really hope we can win that. let's give them a round of applause. let's do it, florida. [applause] briefingave an insider about how the campaign is going. 10s only about five or minute walk from the convention here. please, head on down. i missed going to give a couple of very brief comments at the beginning then we will turn over to our wonderful speakers. it's profound that we are here in colorado at this moment. not many people are aware of this but when marijuana became illegal of the federal level, the first person arrested under that federal law was a man

mr. brian vicente. [applause] >> thanks a lot. it's really great to be here. it really gives me great pride. when we started the organization, i think there were 10 of us or so and i feel like any time i see his staff, i swell with pride when they say 50ey are up to 500, 500 th dues-paying members -- the dea drug dog is on to us. [laughter] there's a party going on wednesday at my law firm. it's a fundraiser for the united for care campaign. that is the measure on the ballot this november in florida. i really hope we can win that. let's give them a round of applause. let's do it, florida. [applause] briefingave an insider about how the campaign is going. 10s only about five or minute walk from the convention here. please, head on down. i missed going to give a couple of very brief comments at the beginning then we will turn over to our wonderful speakers. it's profound that we are here in colorado at this moment. not many people are aware of this but when marijuana became illegal of the federal level, the first person arrested under that federal law was a man

mr. brian vicente. [applause] >> thanks a lot. it's really great to be here. it really gives me great pride. when we started the organization, i think there were 10 of us or so and i feel like any time i see his staff, i swell with pride when they say they are up to 500, 550 dues-paying members -- the dea drug dog is on to us. [laughter] there's a party going on wednesday at my law firm. it's a fundraiser for the united for care campaign. that is the measure on the ballot this november in florida. i really hope we can win that. let's give them a round of applause. let's do it, florida. [applause] we will have an insider briefing about how the campaign is going. it's only about five or 10 minute walk from the convention here. please, head on down. i'm going to give a couple of very brief comments at the beginning then we will turn over to our wonderful speakers. it's profound that we are here in colorado at this moment. not many people are aware of this but when marijuana became illegal of the federal level, the first person arrested under that federal law was

mr. brian vicente. [applause] >> thanks, it is really great to be here.t has been a big supporter of ncia and it gives me great pride and as we started the organization there are ten of us or so and everytime i see his staff vice well with pride. we are up to 550 paying business members. it is on to us. it is 01 careful organization. i will start with something important. wednesday night at my law firm, a fund-raiser for the united for care campaign. give them a round of applause. we have an insider briefing from eric stevens about how the campaign is going open to everyone, a 5 or 10 minute block from the conventions so please head on down. i will give a couple brief comments and then turn things over to our wonderful speakers and it is profound that we are here in colorado at this moment. not many people are aware that when marijuana became illegal at the federal level, the first person elected under that federal law was samuel caldwell in colorado so is phenomenal that colorado began the war on marijuana. that was large for small town distribution and