the actual scientific and medical studies, which have been done over the past three decades. and there s been an increased effort in intensity in doing these studies in the united states, in spain and israel and other countries. the evidence is absolutely overwhelming. what changed my mind was the evidence. had it not been for the evidence, there is no way in heck i would have put myself, my brain, or any other part of my body at risk by messing around with a dangerous drug. the nation s retail marijuana market is estimated at $30 billion. maybe you have a different number. that s what i ve seen. washington state s marijuana consultant, i didn t even know they had one, but says he fears that you, personally, are seeking to profit off others addiction. what do you say to him? first of all, marijuana is not physically addictive. since the only business that we intend to get into is cannabis and don t intend to get into the business of any addictive drugs,
$100,000 a year. there was a final question for the weed wardens. how many of you currently consume cannabis? clearly, i don t think that s i don t think that s relevant to the project. all of our consultants are law-abiding citizens. something about the way he laughed just got me. all right, mark kleiman who we like to call the pot czar and just selected as washington s first marijuana consultant. really appreciate your taking the time, mark. a lot of jokes are made about the job. a pot lover s dream and people competing against you. long-haired hippies. all kind of things. what s a guy like you, head of a firm based in massachusetts, what do you know about snot. well, i wrote a dissertation on it a million years ago and
there was a final question for the weed wardens. how many of you currently consume cannabis? clearly, i don t think that s i don t think that s relevant to the project. all of our consultants are law-abiding citizens. something about the way he laughed just got me. all right, mark kleiman who we like to call the pot czar and just selected as washington s first marijuana consultant. really appreciate your taking the time, mark. a lot of jokes are made about the job. a pot lover s dream and people competing against you. long-haired hippies. all kind of things. what s a guy like you, head of a firm based in massachusetts, what do you know about snot. well, i wrote a dissertation on it a million years ago and with three of the other people who are part of our team wrote a book called marijuana legalization: what everyone
some activists because he s expressed concern about state legalization efforts. we have no idea what the federal government s going to do. if they step in with an injunction, we won t implement based on the dates but i don t see it stops us putting together the framework. reporter: financial terms are being negotiated and budgets at $100,000 a year. there was a final question for the weed wardens. how many of you currently consume cannabis? clearly, i don t think that s i don t think that s relevant to the project. all of our consultants are law-abiding citizens. something about the way he laughed just got me. all right, mark klyman who we like to call the pot czar and just selected as washington s first marijuana consultant. really appreciate your taking the time, mark. a lot of jokes are made about the job. a pot lover s dream and people
the consultant on implementing washington s landmark legalization of pot initiative 502. entrepreneurs are waiting for guidance. dante jones wants his business, green ambrosia, to become a 5200-square-foot marijuana super store. for now, jones sells only to customers with medical prescriptions. such as dead head og, critical kush and amnesia haze. it becomes legal this year as a result of the ballot s passage. the change in public perception since the november vote has been dramatic. reporter: marijuana consultant, law degree preferred, will advise on growing, transporting and packaging marijuana here, in other words, somebody who knows about marijuana from experience. that means some applicants with criminal records may be considered so long as their offenses were marijuana-related an non-violent. can business is the whole new thing for us. it is unchartered territory.