i didn't mean to interrupt right now you can't see but there's a map on different states from oregon colorado and texas so users could a zoom other and in that's essentially what had we have to show you and this is going to be solid if i had out. >> this is a productive if you have questions or comments about how this can be improved additions, deletions, or changes. >> very previous presentation any of the commissioners very specific questions. >> i'd like to echo what the chair said this demonstrates on numerous amount of work on our part you've covered a gigantic survey of information and pulled it you'll together and wonderful comprehensive way that is very beneficiary for our staff and when we go is to the meat and potatoes of what they do on an everyday basis and to the public who want to see who's doing what and whether something is on the level and this is role a big contribution to city government and so i want compliment you have one general comment you've covered all this stuff is there anything that you take away from this is you would say was something really dramatic that hit yo

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. >> courts in colorado and oregon have ruled that practice discrimination and in our reality check, sam brock looks at a new case popping up in colorado drawing national attention. >> good evening. the courts in those states have basically said listen you can't turn someone down for a service based on their sexual orientation. so one colorado man decided to flip the script. he wants a cake that says god hates gays, or uses biblical verses to condemn same-sex marriage and he claims he's also protected by anti-discremination law in colorado. is there any truth to that claim? >> how can i help you today? >> a small shop owner just outside downtown denver suddenly finds herself mired in a hot button issue over several rights after she refused to decorate a cake that she said would have contained words like god hates gays, disgrace and detestable. >> i said there's no way we're not doing this. this is very discriminatory and hateful. >> bill jack is the man requesting the cake. a christian educator from nearby castle rock. he recently told our sister station in denver quote, i believe i w

. >> you see what's happening in oregon and colorado.>> and a host of other things if you smoke marijuana once per week, not once a day, but once a week starting in teen-age years in ten years you'll lose eight iq points. >> what about -- >> it's hunl. >> it seems, i guess, drug dealers want to just make the product more poetent. >> of course. >> i was watching a documentary. the string they sell now in shops legally are what? 20 times stronger than in the 1980s? >> thc makes you high. for 60s and 70s people were know stallic about that. the content was 3%. and now average is 15%. some dispensaries 25% and 30%. maureen downs was eating a candy bar with marijuana. she thought she had died. think of glassing a beer and then a glass of bourbon. it is not your grandmother's marijuana. >> what about -- candidates are asked should it impact peoples' decisions? . >> i don't think so. back then, i don't think so. i'd be worried right now given what is going on. maybe they're smoking something in the white house i don't want to excuse it, but peo

. >> california stands to gain more than colorado and oregon four states that legalized marijuana. so today we heard it's not just about the money. the idea that marijuana may be legal one day created an industry that owners say can only get bigger. this national cannibis proponent and executive director of harbor side health center. >> we look forward to an industry creating jobs, tax revenue. >> california is expected to have an initiative on the november 2016 ballot to legalize marijuana. nerd wallet projects california will generate $519 million per year in tax revenue. companies like steve hill labs are hoping it passes not just for the money but type of safety regulations that would come with it. >> we test for potent yeens and come tam nation to keep it safe for consumers. >> citizens side with the federal government in that marijuana is a drug with a high potential for abuse and should not be legalized. >> people need to recognize how dangerous marijuana is and overcome the idea it's just like alcohol. it's not. it's different. >> all track records show use does not go up.

. >> california stands to gain more than colorado and oregon four states that legalized marijuana.day we heard it's not just about the money. the idea that marijuana may be legal one day created an industry that owners say can only get bigger. this national cannibis proponent and executive director of harbor side health center. >> we look forward to an industry creating jobs, tax revenue. >> california is expected to have an initiative on the november 2016 ballot to legalize marijuana. nerd wallet projects california will generate $519 million per year in tax revenue. companies like steve hill labs are hoping it passes not just for the money but type of safety regulations that would come with it. >> we test for potent yeens and come tam nation to keep it safe for consumers. >> citizens side with the federal government in that marijuana is a drug with a high potential for abuse and should not be legalized. >> people need to recognize how dangerous marijuana is and overcome the idea it's just like alcohol. it's not. it's different. >> all track records show use does not go up. duis d

the courts in colorado and oregon ruled that practice as being discrimination. >> sam brock looks at se that popped up in colorado drawing national attention. >> reporter: good evening. the courts in those states have said listen you can't turn someone down for a service based on their sexual orientation so one colorado man decided to flip the script. he wants a cake that says god hates gays or uses biblical versus verses that condemns gay marriage. is there any truth to that claim? a small shop owner outside downtown denver finds herself mired in a hot button issue over civil rights after she refused to decorate a cake that would have contained words like god hates gays disgrace and detestable. >> there's no way that we're doing these. it's discriminatory and hateful. >> reporter: bill is the man requesting a cake. a christian educator from nearby castle rock. he told our sister nation in denver "i believe i was discriminated against by the bakery based on my creed." did they violate jack's creed? does this have anything to do with religion? >> the baker was deciding they didn't want

it is currently legal in colorado, washington, alaska, and oregon. >>> a group of boards was once covered in a sticky substance is nursed back to help. today, more were released back in the bay. sal castaneda is live in sausalito where the birds were released an hour ago. good afternoon sal. >> reporter: good afternoon. we were right here when they released them just a little while ago and we have video tape to show you of that release that we captured. six birds were released after spending weeks at the international bird rescue center in fairfield. the birds were first spotted last month in the waters off the east bay. they were covered in a gray rubber cement type substance. the birds would have died unless they were treated. the substance still has not been identified and the source of the mystery goo is still underknown. 170 birds were collected by the center and after today's release. about 80 remain in recovery. >> we are doing this all on our own. there is no responsible party on this because we still don't know what the substance is that was in the bay. like i said, four weeks ag

either the department of justice as it relates to what they've issued with colorado and washington have a same approach with oregon and alaska around this. and again, i think our response to this is to continue to monitor what happens in colorado and washington and in subsequent states to see, one, kind of -- if there needs to be a different response from the department of justice and from this administration, or to see if there are -- and what that might be. so does it need tighter regulations, or what are the possible options that the department of justice can take if it looks as if that those criteria are not being met? so, you know i think it's important to do that. you know the president as it related to the department -- as it relates to the district, i think, was very clear that the district should stick to its home rule. as a resident of that district, i might not agree about legalization, i but i do agree with our own ability to spend our own money the way that we want to do that. so, you know, i think it's going to be continually important as we go forward to watch what happens as this rolls out. you kno

the capital city joins alaska, colorado can, oregon and washington state as jurisdictions're allowingto permit recreational marijuana possession. those at least 31 years old -- 21 years old may have up to two ounces of marijuana. legal adults may grow it and give it as a gift. it is also illegal to smoke or consume pot in pluck here. and federal police like capitol hill and u.s. park police patrol washington, d.c. they enforce federal law where marijuana possession is illegal, so police could arrest anyone on the national mall with even a small amount of pot on them. and a handful of congressional republicans argue d.c.'s new marijuana guidelines violate federal law, they contend a provision passed late last year as part of a spending bill blocks washington's legalization efforts. the city disagrees on that point. the house oversight committee chairman has jurisdiction over washington. in a letter to d.c. chairman jason chaffetz writes quote: if you decide to move forward tomorrow -- this was yesterday -- with the legalization of marijuana in the district, you will be doing so in know

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colorado and washington. legal grows peppered throughout those states. oregonnd alaska just passed recreational pot laws as well, and next year california could do the same. >> it's a really hot topic all around the country. >> reporter: that possibility brought the 13 santa clara law students to the classroom of professor david w. ball. >> if this industry takes off, it could be a big thing down the road. >> reporter: they're diving into marijuana, specifically legal issues around it. >> basics we have to talk about. >> reporter: they discuss what other states are doing right and wrong and what questions colorado and washington still have as they sell thousands of joints, buds, and edibles. >> this is a really huge deal, and there isn't a lot of information out there. >> reporter: some of the questions california would have to answer, how driving under the influence will be measured. how would marijuana sellers be regulated and should employees drug testing rules be change sheriff's deputy. >> i don't think i can answer many of those. some will be answered poi

. >> marijuana shops have rolled out in colorado and washington, and legal grows now peppered throughout the states. oregon alaska just passed the recreational pot laws as well, and neckxt year, california could do the same. >> well, it is a hot topic all around the country. >> and that possibility brought the 13 santa clara law students to the classroom of david ball. >> if it takes off, it could be a big thing down the road. >> reporter: they are diving into marijuana and specifically the legal issues around it. >> and we have to talk about the process. >> reporter: they are discussing what the other states are doing right and wrong and what question cans -- questions colorado and other states have as far as edibles and buds. >> and this is a new field and there are a lot of questions. >> reporter: some questions are how driving under the influence is measured and how the marijuana sellers are regulated and should the drug testing rules have to be changed? >> i don't mow thou answer them, but some of it is pointing out the questions. >> reporter: professor ball says that the policies could shape future r

what he should do is what people in oregon n washington, washington state and washington, d.c., coloradoet cetera, are doing legalize marijuana to start with. announce it and do it, and then launch a major international campaign for an end to the prohibitionists like the united states put in plates 50 years ago and is going to be renewed bye-bye the un special session of the general assembly. rose: i want to hear from each of you your reaction to what the president intends to do with we want to cuba and what impact that might have on cuba and lattip america? >> we have seal t real change in the executive position toward cuba and opening up. we have had a policy that's been in place for several decades. it hasn't changed things in cuba. so it's time for a rethink. this is at least a start. the executive branch can't, you know get rid of the embargo, do some of the things. depressed needs to step in. i think this is quite important and at least puts the ball back in castro's court to reciprocate. we will see if they want to reciprocate. i stepped to think they won't want to because part of

colorado and washington. legal grows now peppered throughout those states. oregon as well and next year california could do the same it's a hot topic all around the country. >> that brought these students to this classroom of david ball. they're dived into marijuana, specifically legal issues around it it. they discuss what other states are doing right and wrong and what questions they have as they sell thousands of joints, buds, and edibles. >> this is really a new field and there isn't a lot of information out there. >> some of the questions california would have to answer how things would be implemented. >> i don't think i can answer many of those. >> professor ball serves on the lieutenant governor's law and policy. he said the students' work could help shape rep lagss in california. >> your work is going to have an effect on the legal policy and legislation that's going to be proposed in 2016. >> students say it's rare opportunity to post research updates on a blog available to the public and they hope next year california will be prepared whether the voters d

there's the tension that exists between what's happening in colorado or washington or oregon alaska maybe d.c. the tension between that versus the conventions. so it seems to be a somewhat mixed picture one we have the president saying well, we need this as part of a criminal justice reform issue this is one about nonviolent offenders. there's a racial dimension to this. it's the shifting to a public health approach, but there's a deep ambivalence running through all of these discussions. can you say a bit about more about that? >> i think are a couple of dimensions that are important. many of the present is talk about this a criminal justice context, that we can't continue down this path of a arrested and incarcerated particularly young kids of color at the impact it we see. i completely agree with that as it relates to drug policy but when you look at kind of what the impact of legalization might portend for us and not just legalization but i also have significant concerns with the commercialization of marijuana having been public health for a long time i think that we see quite honestl

colorado and washington. legal grows now peppered throughout those states. oregon and alaska just passed recreactional pot laws as well and next year california could do the same. >> it's a really hot topic all around the country. >> that possibility brought the 13 santa clara law stutesdents the the classroom. >> if this industry takes off, it could be a big thing down the road. >> they're diving into marijuana, specifically legal issues around it. >> we have to talk about -- >> they discuss what other states are doing right and wrong and what questions colorado and washington still have as they sell thousands of joints, buds and edibles. >> this is a really new field. and there isn't a lot of information out there. >> some of the questions california would have to answer, how driving under the influence will be measured. how would marijuana sellers be regulated, and should employee drug testing rules be changed. >> i don't think i can answer very menany of those. >> the professor serves on the lieutenant governor's commission on marijuana law and policy. she said

times a year to address what's unique to utah, what's unique to wyoming what's unique to colorado and nevada and oregon and montana and the other states. so you certainly have my word. i'll stay at the table. i'm keeping my teams at the table. the blm plans are being finalized right now. i think it will be the in spring that those final records of decision come out. and then the fish and wildlife service will have all of that. the states' plans, the blm plans to take into account as they make their final listing determination. but they've been at the table all along. so no surprises no secrets. we are finally getting information shared with us from the states, which is very useful including utah. because they'll need all hands on deck to make the right decision. we are very, very hopeful that the kinds of efforts made by utah and other states will give them the confidence they need to not feel a listing is warranted. >> thank you madam secretary. i appreciate that. and i have great respect for governor herbert and his efforts in this area. >> i do too. >> and i appreciate your willingness to work with

last fall voters in my state of oregon, looking at the evidence and experience, like in colorado, approved adult use by an even larger margin than previous states. the marijuana reform train has left the station. it's time for the federal government to redouble its efforts at developing policies that work. congressman jared polis and i will reintroduce this week our legislation to establish a federal framework to end the failed prohibition. it will pave the way for states to chart their own course, to legalize tax and regulate marijuana according to what individual states want to do, just like they do with alcohol. we will save tens of billions of dollars on failed enforcement, incarceration and lost revenue. we will choke off a profit center for drug cartels that have been enriched by our failed policies. and we will make it easier to enforce laws to keep marijuana out of the hands of our children and have money for government services rather than waste money on failed policy, arresting people for something that a majority of americans now think should be legal. for those of us who've wor

green sun in washington, unlike colorado, you can grow cannibis outdoors here and they had great growing weather. washington is being flooded by cheaper illegal pot from oregonifornia and the state gave out growers licenses than retail licenses creating an imbalance at least for now. >> a lot of these guys jumped into this thing and instead of going to the pros, they got their nephew who had been growing in their closet and said, we can do this and a lot -- there's a lot of nurse out there too. >> too much pot going on in washington. >> now watching all of this closely is one that runs g pharma labs. he's looking to expand into states like washington. >> we're going to buy facilities for pennies on the dollar, everything from the grow facilities to extraction machines to all that stuff, theiry're going to go belly up, many won't, but many will. >> it's gotten so bad he says some growers of legal pot are giving it away to reduce inventory and to build customer loyalty hoping they can hang on to the future. he hopes to hang on too. guys, kayla, this farm is facing foreclosure. back to you. >> jane wells on the front lines of the pot economy, jane, our thanks a

southwestern members colorado we talked about that yesterday at this time on the cnn weather bulletin. another theory is it is from ash produced by a fire that took place in oregon idaho. but one thing is for sure we got ours a mystery, we need to figure out what is happening. one thing we know that is taking place is the extremely heavy rain in northern california. the national weather service issuing flash flood watches, warnings look at this footage out of the washington area. this is jefferson county. a lot of rescue crews going door-to-door to make sure everyone is out of their homes safely. three people had to be helped out of their peck-up truck. heavy rainfall has also increased the threat of landslides as ten inches of rain has already fallen. take a look at the radar across that region lighting up from the olympic sound to northern california san francisco, by the way, the pacific gas and electric company reporting 70,000 customers without power at the moment and vain not our only concern across this region extremely strong wind gusts across nevada california and into the pacific northwest. the national weather service is clocking a wend gust of 134 mi

oregon will follow suit in july. >> a dust trend emerging in colorado where -- a dangerous trend emerging in colorado where pot is alreadyho are expecting addicted to pot. how dangerous can this be? doctor, what complications for a woman using pot, how can this affect the baby? >> it is a huge problem and it's not political. it's medical. the first problem is if a woman gets pregnant and says i better get op pot now which is probably wise, they can go through withdrawal. they can have a problem with insomnia, abdominal pain irritability and cold sweats. they end up in the emergency room. that is of course a problem for the unborn child. if a pregnant woman doesn't get off marijuana there is a direct impact on the fetus. it could affect brain development. studies from austria and sweden shows it acts nerve development in the unborn child, could have a problem with behavior and judgment in the child after it is born. >> now that it is legal in a number of states and the district of columbia, people think if it's legal, got to be safe. no it doesn't not if you're pregnant. >> of course not. i tell all of my patient that bec

saying that washington isn't getting the famed out-of-state tourists like colorado is because there's already so much pot in oregonle to get $17 to $22 a pound. >> wholesale? >> yeah whole said sale. it's like $700 $800 a pound? >> is that still profitable? >> no. that's 45,000 extra pounds floating around out there with no home right now. we thought by december we would recoup all of our profits and losses. we'd be able to get back current under our payments and save our farm and even do some modifications. well that didn't happen this year with the huge influx of cannabis that came in throughout the state. so right now, we're facing bankruptcy, and our farm is up for foreclosure. >> well one other difference between washington and colorado in washington you can grow legal pot outdoors. and they have great weather in the eastern part of the state leading to a bumper crop. growers here say that unless they lower the tax for recreational pot so it can be competitive and profitable or they make the medical pot system go away a lot of these operations in washington will go up in smoke. guys. >> thank you jane. apprec

colorado is under the microscope. right? simultaneously, with washington state -- our timeline is quicker here. oregon alaska, it is certainly incumbent upon us to do it responsibly. our state government did something very smartly at the beginning. they asked people in the industry, law enforcement and district attorneys, the governor has been pretty consistent about working -- this is an issue you find it important. we think it is crucial to do so to get that input. in terms of the dui issue, this is sort of a complicated one. how is marijuana typically found in the system? in the driving contest, it is not like alcohol -- it is usually either blood or urine . it is a little bit difficult for law enforcement marijuana in the system -- this is where the statistic is often those tests show the existence. marijuana in non-active form can remain in the user's system for days. they are not impaired, necessarily. it may have been in the last two weeks. there are tests that boil down and can figure that out, but it is not what it should be. >> my thought on the regulatory issues here, what i would do, if i

colorado is under the microscope. right? simultaneously, with washington state -- our timeline is quicker here. oregon, alaska, it is certainly incumbent upon us to do it responsibly. our state government did something very smartly at the beginning. they asked people in the industry, law enforcement and district attorneys, the governor has been pretty consistent about working -- this is an issue you find it important. we think it is crucial to do so to get that input. in terms of the dui issue, this is sort of a complicated one. how is marijuana typically found in the system? in the driving contest, it is not like alcohol -- it is usually either blood or urine . it is a little bit difficult for law enforcement, marijuana in the system -- this is where the statistic is often those tests show the existence. marijuana in non-acteiv form n remain in th necessarily. it may have been in the last two weeks. there are tests that boiled down and you can figure that out but it is not what it should be. >> my thought on the regulatory issues here, what i would do, if i were governor, on these panels we have -- i

but if you talk to the average colorado citizens, it's quite a different picture. it's like up in oregontive to repeal that policy entirely. i understand by a 2-1 margin they passed it. down in new mexico, they see the same thing. i talked with one of the members of the house just yesterday. they're confidence they're reflecting what the people want, which is pretty much plain common sense. and that is if you're here in violence of federal immigration law, the state shouldn't turn around and say, oh but it's okay and here is a driver's license. >> right. so the whole point as far as i can tell the democratic party's immigration policy is increase the number of democratic voters map would prevent in a illegal alien with a driver's license from voting? >> well, technically the license documents says not for voting purposes. but it's so easy to register to vote that if you give somebody a driver's license that sense of okay, i'm empowered to be a part of the process is just far too obvious. >> right. in effect, you're basically taking people who are here illegally and making them here legit

closure of incineration facility sites in utah and alabama in oregon and the completion of the construction of two chemical facilities in pueblo coloradoand bluegrass kentucky. so enabling the department of defense to complete the reduction of the stockpile. also with the working capital fund to acquire the stocks. next slide. the army has been managing a large overseas contingency operation budget since 2001. this is an account that has ebbed and flowed as they have expanded and contracted over time. the 2016 budget request is the smallest in over a decade it still represents requirements of military personnel and research development and acquisition. the multi comply request totals $20.7 billion and includes funding for the past through accounts. the 2016 request supports the horn of africa and the philippines and operation inherit result primarily in iraq the insurance initiative in in europe in the trading equipments in syria. it also includes approximately 4.5 billion dollars for the joint i.e. e finder and afghanistan security force find. as stated earlier 2016 is the first year where the military personnel account is not used to

in colorado that are into second question is how is the level of marijuana in the blood tested by law enforcement? >> the states jump into this simultaneously the timeline has been quicker in oregonand alaska are now giving as well but it is incumbent upon us to do it responsibly and this is something where the state government to did something very smart at the beginning where they convened the stakeholders. and after this people in the industry and law-enforcement district attorneys, judges, everyone got together and started to develop a policy around this and the governor has been very consistent about continuing and those working panels and there is room for citizens. this is an issue that you found particularly important to be on the panel and it is crucial to do so because there are a lot of voices in that. in terms of the dui issue, this is a complicated one and that how is typically found in the system and the driving context it is and breath like alcohol it is either blood or urine. but it's a little bit difficult for the law-enforcement and policymakers to address this because this is where i would take issue with the statistic is often the tests that show the existence

colorado is recognized. mr. polis: i yield a minute to the gentlelady from oregon, ms. bonamici. the chair: the gentlewoman from oregon is recognized for one minute. ms. bonamici: thank you and thank you, representative polis, for yielding. i want to thank representatives polis and rokita for offering this amendment. high-quality charter schools are laboratories for innovation. in ex change change for offering family -- in exchange for offering families, students and educators the autonomy to experiment with new educational models, we expect that professional as to teaching and learning will be shared so that the vast majority of students in traditional public schools can benefit from the lessons learned. last congress an amendment i authored was included in the bipartisan success and opportunity through quality charter schools act. that provision, which is now included in h.r. 5 asks states to track and report on the sharing of best practices emerginging from charter schools -- emerging from charter schools. i'm pleased this amendment encourages collaboration between charter sch