there are also links between thc and addiction.ealers. this all bears on the legalisation debate. there's a lesson from the prohibition era. when people want something, they generally get it. potent drugs are liked by dealers as volumes sold can be smaller and easier to disguise. that is why whiskey was more popular in their probation speakeasies in america than beer. cannabis, once legalised, it could stop the slide towards more potent versions? well, others say legalising drugs that can result in psychosis can never be right. making a highly addictive drug more accessible will only create more problems. the one thing both sides agree on is that cannabis is getting stronger. the stuff puffed by hippies in the 60s had about 1% of thc in it. today's thc levels are now over 14% on average, as skunk‘s prevalence rises. we should mention that three of the five authors of the new study do work for gw pharmaceuticals, a company developing cannibinoid medicines. i'm joined by lord monson, he's a hereditary peer whose son rupert green took

it has lower than .3% thc. >> lower than .3? >> .3. that's right.t has a naturally very high amount of cbd. >> reporter: cbd is the chemical compound some believe helps people with epilepsy. when you look at this plant, what do you see? >> i see beauty. i see wonderment. i see incredible opportunity. >> do you think the rest of the scientific community in america is seeing the same thing? >> i think a lot of people are waiting to see how it pans out. >> reporter: one of the people very interested in how it pans out is dr. amy brooks kayal, a neurologist in denver and the president of the american epilepsy society. she says currently, there's just not enough science to prove the oils work or how they affect patients. >> there's no question that based on the science, that there is potential there for a component of marijuana and possibly cannabidiol to be an effective treatment but we don't know that yet and most importantly, we don't know the potential side effects. we don't want to make their seizures better and make their lives worse. >> reporter:

cindy: the medicated version has a one-to-one ratio of cbd to thc.is: cindy used to be an actress. leani was a police dispatcher. avoiding pot was part of her job. leani: it was a very educated decision for me to actually try it for the first time. i had, for many years, had a very strong stance against it. i was one of those people who would roll my eyes when people would say cannabis is good for you. that was my reaction. lemonis: right, yeah. sure it is. now, it's a labor of love. and i mean labor. cindy: and then we head over and we start rolling. lemonis: it takes them an hour to make just 30 tarts. and at that rate, there's no way for them to compete in california's booming edibles market. and that's not the only obstacle. i love the vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, refined-sugar-free. i love this idea. i love the name. i love the logo. so you have me on this side of the package. cindy: yes. lemonis: but on the other side, i see a problem. "great for menstrual cramps, relaxation and inflammation." cindy: yes. lemonis: why did you choose to alienat

so we're talking about a skunk with an average thc of 1496 about a skunk with an average thc of 14% itd we have shown that this type of skunk, high potency cannabis, is also more likely to reduce dependence with all the correlates of this issue of individual and services on society. let me bring in jason, thank you for talking to us. do you think the cannabis that you have smoked, and i know it's varied in strength over the years, contributed to your mental health problems? yes, this is a very long time ago, in the 1990s when i was a teenager. but from the age of 14 to 17, i took various types of cannabis and the skunk was definitely very strong. i've been publishing people with mental illness for 17 years and i've definitely found cases of people who we have published have just taken cannabis and it set a manic depression, schizophrenia and it also leads to people taking other types of drugs and breaking the law. overall, skunk is definitely dangerous. yet some people are still sceptical about the link between skunk and mental health disorders. well, from my own experience, many years

. >> reporter: beginners should start with a low dose of thc, five to ten milligrams, wait an hour andhow you feel before you do more. no surprises, don't give your valentine cannabis without telling them. your partner may not be as enthusiastic as you are. >> you can still learn when someone screen shots your instagram story. >> instagram tested a new feature that lets users know who took a screen shot of their post. >> it works on instagram stories which lets users post videos and stories. some users, though, aren't too happy about the feature since they can no longer anonymously screen shot stories. >>> barack and michelle obama reemerged in washington today, not for politics but posterity. their official portraits were unveiled at smithsonian's national portrait gallery. the former president says he tried to negotiate less gray hair in the rendering. >> his speech was funny afterwards. >> it was. >>> getting to the weather now, we are looking at more sunshine and the temperatures are at least cooler than last week. >> still waiting for some rain. meteorologist sandhya patel is here

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the opponents claim thc, the active chemical in marijuana is leeching into the ground. >>> losing extra not require going to the gym. >> apparently all you need do is stand up. a new study published in the european journal, the average americans sits for more than seven hours a day. if they spent six hours standing instead, they would burn an additional 54 calories each day. about 5.5 pounds per year. 5 1/2 pounds a year from standing. >> you can stand. i have my cold medicine. >> he's barely making it through. >> i'll gain all the weight, sue. >> that's too bad. >> i'm standing and i'm in solidarity with you, >> we have a maintenance vehicle stalled on the track, derailed, actually, between fremont and warm springs line. they're single tracking from union city to south hayward, which is putting a delay on the system. the system is just getting up and running. for those of you, the south hayward and hayward and city lines. that's where the slow it on the fremont, south fremont line. they are getting the system up and running. they're currently experiencing ten-minute delays. once everyt

. >> reporter: it's different from thc, the cannabis compound that gets people high. shed the interest in cannabis for animals is high. >> since cannabis has become recreationally legalized, there's a great risk that individuals will be giving cannabis to their pets, not knowing and having any guidance on it. >> look, it's cheaper than paying the farm in asist, you know. >> reporter: some are concerned about poisoning, though, in pets, the critics. >>> tonight a new work place perk at apple. boutique healthcare. it will soon be offered to employees at the spaceship campus, and other apple offices, according to the wellness website. it offers clinics that is set to launch this spring. >>> black panther is still raking in the cash at the box office, and tonight a big payoff for bay area kids. kpix 5 has the latest on how the movie will have a lasting impact in the director's home town of oakland. >> reporter: the movie has broken records, and now black panther is making more headlines. >> my son, it is your time. >> reporter: disney is giving $1 million of the proceeds

anything distracting them from getting their message out on thc omy and immigration will be difficult for them to handle. and it could political price. jane: anthony zurcher, thank you very much for making sense of it all.aw republicankers were going on retreat in west virginia today, but a train carrying them collided with a garbage truck, leaving one person in the vehicle dead. yaaders of the house including house speaker paulsaid no one aboard the train was significtly injured. the gathering was scheduled a day after thstate of the union , in which the president tried to call on repubatcans and demoto work together to tackle america's problems. but is the opposition party in any mood to compromise after so many bitter fights? the bbc news north america editor jon sopel reports. jon: the pugilist president last fight wearing a different guise. forget the street ter. donald trump had come to congress as father of the nation, with a message of unity, nting to help everyone. president trump: this in fact is enr new american moment. there has never better time to start living the americ

the most port in one is thc.tability of the symptoms and might help some people be protected against seizures. during the period he was in the netherlands, his seizures reduced incredibly dramatically. we are seeing a lot of anecdotal information from young people particularly in had great response to cannabis and there are a lot of trials under way in some of these have shown, particularly in childhood epilepsy, that there are certainly people who can enjoy these medications. what is the rationale --1 medications. what is the rationale ——i of the rationale is —— what is the rationale in the uk. in it? is ita the rationale in the uk. in it? is it a drugs policy issue? was it to testing issue? in that not enough have been carried out to approve it asa have been carried out to approve it as a drug? it's a bit of both. no doubt like in australia, there are regulations around drugs that are still contraband. regulations around drugs that are still contra band. as well, regulations around drugs that are still contraba

sc.o, where does thc. go from here?yesterday i spoke with ashley yaeger, an associate editor with "the scientist," who has been covering the story. >> tell us what is the pphs, is what d do. >> a program to promote public health and keep prive and public health-care costs from rising. og sreenivasan: what kind of ms does it support now that we might not be aware of. >> one of the biggest is actually immunizations, trying to create infrastructure and access toan shot vaccinations, for many more people, children included across the country. and alsook g at diseases and other healtissues that can be prevented. things like obesity, lookie, at tobacco ll of these are things that if we spend a little effort and time and money trying to prevent, we can savem long-tsts down the road. >> sreenivasan: this is in the middle of one of the worst flu epidemics that we had. people certainly are conscience of vaccina uions. teabout the global health initiatives and specifically when we tackle ebola, what was the infrastructure we had i

around the bay and arnoound thc. overnight look at lows in the low 30s in much of the north bay. upper 30s to 40s. so forecast animation starting at 11:00 tonight showing not much happening. few pockets of moisture happening. the day will start under mainly chilly skies. little pockets of moisture will swing through the area. we may see hit and miss showers. wintry mix of freezing rain and maybe snowflakes. we won't have much of a wide temperature range tomorrow. maybe four or five-degree range. over in the sierra, a winter weather advisory from 1:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. three to 6-inch of snow. localized areas as much as 10 inches. here is our accuweather seven-day forecast in the bay area. after tomorrow's chance of a wintry mix, brighter skies and dryer weather and milder weather going into the weekend. by sunday we will see high temperatures inland reaching into the low 60s. mid-60s on the coast. monday, wintry pattern all over again. we will have a pattern much like the one we are looking at right now. >> thank you. >> well, in the fast food wars, who are these people? the ene

for those under 21 years of age.the marijuana that you remember when you were younger had about 2% thc now it's up to about 12%. i know we have these high potency products that nobody even knows the long term affects of these high potency products. it affects the brain and the last thing you want your children experimenting with is things that are going to impact their brain and their learning. because that's the time in life when they need to be focusing on school and their intellectual developmentbut legalization has come with steps to make it harder for childrent to get their hands on the drug.take a look at this child proof packaging that all marijuana products purchased at dispensaries come in. i even had a hard time figuring it out. when we covered the incident at the quinceria two years ago, we showed you how similar candy gummy worms bought at a corner store were to cannabis infused gummy worms. but today, i went to a few different dispensaries and there were no gummy bears or gummy worms to be found.they still make gummy products, but the shapes they come now are more similar

for those under 21 years of age.the marijuana that you remember when you were younger had about 2% thc's up to about 12%. i know we have these high potency products that nobody even knows the long term affects of these high potency products. it affects the brain and the last thing you want your children experimenting with is things that are going to impact their brain and their learning. because that's the time in life when they need to be focusing on school and their intellectual developmentbut legalization has come with steps to make it harder for childrent to get their hands on the drug.take a look at this child proof packaging that all marijuana products purchased at dispensaries come in. i even had a hard time figuring it out. when we covered the incident at the quinceria two years ago, we showed you how similar candy gummy worms bought at a corner store were to cannabis infused gummy worms. but today, i went to a few different dispensaries and there were no gummy bears or gummy worms to be found.they still make gummy products, but the shapes they come now are more similar to a co

he said the limited research existing does show -- >> thc and other cannabinoids in the body can be effective for pain control. >> reporter: the same research found marijuana users can also fall prey to the same problem associated with opioids. >> we know for certain it can cause addiction. >> reporter: so he said whether weed can wean people off opioids is far from answers. in westwood, joe kwon, kpix5. >>> a wind advisory for the north bay hills tomorrow, gusts up to 50 miles per hour. what will that do to our temperatures? your forecast next. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jetÉ between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. from destroying the delta. reporter carlos correa >>> a multi-agency task force is trying to prevent an invasive rodent from destroying the delta. >> reporter carlos correa shows us the critter

the opponents claim thc, the active chemical in marijuana is leaching into the ground. >>> let chipotle deliver food to your door. >> they're hoping free delivery brings back some customers. it's partnering to offer free delivery during super bowl weekend. the offer valid in 40 cities where it operates including the bay area. chipotle lost business after a series of food safety issues. >> but sue, guac is still extra. >> we're checking back in with b.a.r.t. a major delay they have to single track between hayward and union city. the rest of the b.a.r.t. system is running on schedule. this is between south hayward and union city. that short stretch. ac transit is providing extra buses to help get you through the area. that should improve things. mike, what's it look like weatherwise? >> well above average that we see for places beyond -- come on. we'll talk about the air quality. it's going to be fine the next couple of days. issue with the weather computer. let me see if i can get it started. for february, in oakland there you go. we start off at 60 and 46 for a high and a low. end up 63

according to the indictment, thc ams did not know that they were communicating with russians.he election, the defendants allegedly staged rallies to support t president-elect while simultaneously staging rallies to protest his election. >> reporter: the indictment says that rallies, allegedly boosted by the russian defendants, b happenore and after the election: in florida, new york, north carolina, and washington, d.c. at a senate hearing last week, the administration's intelligence chiefs fielded questions about whether president trump specifically asked them to take actions toss curb future n election operations. >> has the president directed you and your agency to take specific actions to confront and blunt russian influence activities that are ongoing? >> not-- not as spifically directed by the president, no. >> for us, i can't say that i've been explicitly directed to, "blunt" or actively stop. on the other hand, it's very clear-- generate knowledge and insight, help us understand this so we can generate better policy. that clearly-- that direction has been very explicit

cbd is legal in this country to consume but not the thc.tric urologist in holland, we have not gone somewhere to buy, we used a company who have, who make medical cannabis, they have a licence in the eu, the only certification for a company in the eu, they are a pharmaceutical grade oil. this is safe. and also what i would say is, my son, from eight months old, has been injected with opiates, with steroids, they are not safe for children. there is no clinical data to say that is safe. and you can see the impact, as you said... my son will die or have psychosis if we carry on the way we were. this product we are using is safe, it is made by a medical company, it is available in 11 eu countries, soon to be 14. we need to catch up. medical cannabis has a value and, for my son, who is unique, iam value and, for my son, who is unique, i am not opening the floodgates for anyone, he is unique, iam asking floodgates for anyone, he is unique, i am asking for some compassion and humanity. hannah, you have a very powerful testimony and we are really t

for those under 21 years of age.the marijuana that you remember when you were younger had about 2% thc now it's up to about 12%. i know we have these high potency products that nobody even knows the long term affects of these high potency products. it affects the brain and the last thing you want your children experimenting with is things that are going to impact their brain and their learning. because that's the time in life when they need to be focusing on school and their intellectual developmentbut legalization has come with steps to make it harder for childrent to get their hands on the drug.take a look at this child proof packaging that all marijuana products purchased at dispensaries come in. i even had a hard time figuring it out. when we covered the incident at the quinceria two years ago, we showed you how similar candy gummy worms bought at a corner store were to cannabis infused gummy worms. but today, i went to a few different dispensaries and there were no gummy bears or gummy worms to be found.they still make gummy products, but the shapes they come now are more similar

you mentioned thc and cannab idiol. virginia the first medical marijuana law, passed in 1979. from 1979 to 1998, there was not a lot going on. in 1998, somebody tried to take that law off the books. that is when i got involved in this issue. what we heard at the time in say theywas yeah, a are doing research at the dea, but we have a hard time getting approval. and i know that with some interest, in our next panel we have a witness, dr. beardsley, who in his testimony, his written testimony, tells us that in one instance, it took over for wants to get -- four months to get cannabidiol added to schedule one registration. i want to work with you to get the language right, i do not want the stuff on the street, but i also want to make sure that we do not have a repeat of putpast and once it gets into schedule one or schedule a that we do not immediately take all those substances off the table for research, because if we do not continue to look at all the possibilities for all kinds of treatments, we might not know what we are missing and have some value in that. would you agree t

for those under 21 years of age.the marijuana that you remember when you were younger had about 2% thcnow it's up to about 12%. i know we have these high potency products that nobody even knows the long term affects of these high potency products. it affects the brain and the last thing you want your children experimenting with is things that are going to impact their brain and their learning. because that's the time in life when they need to be focusing on school and their intellectual developmentbut legalization has come with steps to make it harder for childrent to get their hands on the drug.take a look at this child proof packaging that all marijuana products purchased at dispensaries come in. i even had a hard time figuring it out. when we covered the incident at the quinceria two years ago, we showed you how similar candy gummy worms bought at a corner store were to cannabis infused gummy worms. but today, i went to a few different dispensaries and there were no gummy bears or gummy worms to be found.they still make gummy products, but the shapes they come now are more similar t