It used to be a damn Hickey Stoner drug is being viewed with a more rational acceptance. 27 of adults live in a state with legal their juana. Last move legal marijuana. 53 of people gave it thumbs up to medical or recreational use. The green tide has turned and there are plenty of miraculous stories of Young Children with various seizure disorders being helped with cannabis oil. But the real story on this day is the overwhelming Economic Impact weed is having. By conservative estimates the 5 billion a year industry will con pound by 17 by year. By 2025 it could be a 24 billion endeavor. There could be new jobs growing, cultivating, lighting and manufacturing, and the edibles industry. If you are just fine with craft beer and small batch whiskey, dont turn up your snobby noles at people who are trying. Attorney general Jeff Sessions made it all too clear he hates the mj. Hopefully he wont stand in the way of progress and he can puff past the savings to entrepreneurs to by getting the Ju
The passion of the voters and so forth. When you talk about a symbol of state, how important is that . Very important to. Having the presidency is all from the kingship and its a twopronged thing, symbolic president and manager of the government and it has been from the start and some are good administrators and some are battle better symbols and i think its the characteristic of the office. They have to be both, really. In your book, the leaders we deserve and if you didnt, you write that if great or near great president s were shaped by numerous experiences with people from all walks of life the unsuccessful spent most of their adult lives in a single pursue politics. Thats correct and if you look at some of my failures, James Buchanan probably had more jobs than anyone. He waited all of his life to be president and it was a goal from the time he was in the state legislator. He conspired behind his wifes back to run for president. She did not even know he was one of the candidates an
It in. What do you think about the weather . I love it. That is fantastic. Since its been raining for the last couple weeks or months. So this is the nice break, for sure. Temperatures climbing into mid70s, and beyond, families came out, for ice cream. I was pretty excited about the warm weather. Its got to help. It helps a lot and we love it. Were in a drought. For ice cream. Reporter with no rain in the forecast for a week there is an under current of concern amid the sunshine. That this might last a tad too long. Its nice but we need the el nino back. Its the calm before the next storm. Get everything growing, then, rain again. Reporter when the next rain will come is the big question. Laura anthony, abc7 news. Several cities set records for high temperatures today. Abc7 news anchor Spencer Christian has the list. Lots of record warmth today, here is live doppler 7 hd. Clear skies across the bay area, here is a live view from our emeryville camera. You can see how clear the skies ar
Years to have one. Reporter the venue stopped letting people in after reaching maximum capacity. Saturday was the worse. I mean, alicia keys, come on now. Reporter it wasnt all perfe perfect, show. Those gorgeous fireworks not so pretty after some of the shells washed up in the bay and oh, yeah, the traffic. Some detours were painful. We have, like, an hour and ten minutes. Reporter sitting in traffic . Yes. Reporter supervisor jane kim has issues about the estimated 5 Million Party tab taxpayers are left with. Its never been about whether i welcome the super bowl or not. I welcome the super bowl here in the bay area. The questions always been, who should foot the bill for these parties . Reporter next year, its houstons turn to host super bowl. The bay area a tough act to follow. In San Francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. The mayor of santa clara is going out with a bang. One day after his city was showcased around the world, mayor Jamie Matthews announced today he is retiring eff
Lets take a look at san rafael. 101 didnt break high temperatures there, the record set in 1980, incredible. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. We have Live Team Coverage of the unusually warm temperatures. Spencer christian will show us which cities set new records today. Yes. Lets begin in walnut creek with laura anthony. Reporter early february, not busy time for Ice Cream Stores but here in walnut creek, this place has been busy, a steady stream of customers all day thanks to the unusually warm winter temperatures. It seems to happen every year. A period of badly needed wet weather in the bay area, then, the spigot, turned off and in its place, sunshine, warm temperatures, more like spring than winter. What do you think about the weather . Its very nice, yet hot. Warm in that sweater . Yes. I know we need the rain, but its nice to have a little break from it. Especially when you have young kids. From the Berkeley Marina to downtown walnut creek, those