we could see the federal government come down strongly on what is happening here. we could see the sort of state experimenting with the legalization that we have seen over the past three or four years. or we could see negotiated settlement. fox news contacted the white house and department of justice for reaction. in a statement the d.o.j. said in part that the department enforcement of the controlled substances act remains up changed. we are reviewing the ballot initiative and have no additional comment at this time. there is no residency requirement in law, which has some of the business minded thinking tourism. we heard ideas such as weed related bus tours that scares the daylights out of those worried about the state s reputation. bret: alicia acuna live in denver. thank you. the dow gained 4. nasdaq up 9.
prosecute these grow operations? because people contemplating going into the business need to know that. we are told it could be a year before you see any retail stores open. there is a lot of figuring out that needs to happen. not to mention the possibility of lawsuits. colorado allows for medicinal use of marijuana. those stores will not be allowed to expand for the general consumer because they have a separate tax rate. we talked about the legal options going forward. you could see the federal government come down strongly against what happened here or the tolerance of the state experimenting with legalization we have seen the last three or four years or we could see some negotiated settlements. reporter: we ll let you know what happens with that phone call with the governor and the attorney general.