So [bleep] what . Neighbors complain because customers smoke marijuana outside, which is still illegal. The scene creates a convenient metaphor the pot boom in colorado comes complete with growing pains. I dont feel like cooperating with you, officer. Oh, i understand you dont. Youre making my day extremely hard. Theres no reason i would cooperate with you. Sir, if you dont want to cooperate with us, itll be duly noted. We were there at the beginning. [ all cheering ]. Reporting a year ago on the blissful rollout of legal weed. Its part of history. We spoke with governor john hickenlooper, who opposed the new law, but had to implement it. I think most of us recognize that this is gonna be one of the great social experiments of the next century. Today, that experiment is very much a work in progress. But when youre doing it for the first time, theres no theres no template. Some things work, some dont. But know this theres money being made. Colorado is now home to more than 500 pot store
Attitudes about marijuana have changed a lot since the worst days of the drug war. They have come to think of the drug has more benign and less dangerous than cocaine, heroin or meth, but the federal government still classifies marijuana as a narcotic that can land its producers, sellers and users in jail. Their is money seized and property impounded. Now the two states, washington and colorado, have legalized marijuana for both medical and Recreational Use, how can state law, revenue collection, Law Enforcement be made to mesh with the federal code . Its a question that will only grow more pressing as more states consider a change. Another win for legal weed this week. Tuesday Florida Supreme Court guaranteed a spot on novembers ballot to determine if marijuana could be used for medicine purposes. Advocates presented nearly 700,000 signatures necessary for a ballot question. But opponents challenged its language in court. This particular initiative has nothing to do with medicine and
Make their own wager on the super bowl. This was supposed to be Chris Christies weekend. Sunday his state hosts the super bowl but governor christie is facing new allegations and tough new questions. What did he know and when did he know it . The governor is spotted just a few minutes ago leaving Howard Sterns bird day party in manhattan but hes besieged with questions over the George Washington bridge. John terrett is with us. John. Reporter googood evening,. Governor christie is in a tight position, in a letter through his lawyer, governor christie knew about those lane enclosures, evidence exists is the wording in the letter. It all means that governor christie is in a very tight spot because he has always vehemently denied any knowledge of though lane closures while they were happening. Its the scandal that continues to surround governor christie. The lane closings at the George Washington bridge causing a commuter nightmare for days. The alleged political pay back against a democr
Was an illegal that was involved with the death of their children children it becomes politically incorrect for a politician to help them. Thats how messed up our nation is. The reality is the outcome of the 2016 election is being determined right now. How trumps fellow republican candidates react to trumps more incendiary comments will linger long after trump has left the debate stage. Demographics are not on the side of the gop, the party is older, whiter and male at a time when the nation is changing. Just this week latinos outnumber whites in california. In 2016 the republican candidate cannot win without increasing the share of the nonwhite vote that was received by both mitt romney and john mccain in the most recent president ial elections. How can mr. Trump possibly do that . His views may edge liven the base theyre not a Growth Strategy for the gop. Yesterday i asked my Radio Audience if they thought trumps comments were resonating. One caller had an interesting observation . I
The Monmouth College baseball team split a wild doubleheader at Grinnell on Saturday, March 30, with a 14-13 win in the opener and a 13-7 loss in game two.