Media companies monitor stories and features about cannabis. This is just over three hours. Morning everybody. I would like to welcome all of you here today to the Second Annual National Cannabis policy summit here at the new dm and i would like to start the day by thinking our nonprofit Advocacy Partners without whom this wouldnt exist and many businesses in this industry would not exist. I would like to thank americans for state access, the aclu of dc, baltimore Harm Reduction coalition, bridges coalition, and bear with me, the long list, the cannabis cultural association, cannabis voter project, dance safe dc chapter, dc vote, dc mj, dc normal, delaware normal, doctors for cannabis regulation, Drug Policy Alliance, headcount, hip, Law Enforcement action partnership, Marijuana Policy project, maryland normal, mission zero, the minority cannabis is and is association, the National Cannabis bar association, National Cannabis industry association, normal, pittsburgh normal, students for
Pivotal moment for the cannabis movement. Theres so much excitement for the progress we have made and for where we are pushing to go. And if we do this right, by ensuring that we address the legacy of the failed war on drugs and center our work in Restorative Justice there is no stopping us. Thank you all for your leadership, keep up the good work. Hey, hey,. The war on drugs has got to go. Hey, hey,. The war on drugs has got to go. What do we want . Justice. When do we want it . Now. What do we want . Justice. When do we want to . No. Family, i just love those chants which i have either led or decided in demonstrations along with dpas damp why . Because they capture the essence of the man that i have been asked to introduce. I am mcgeachy 25, the tiny for group llc. I also commence a justice round table. Coalition over 100 organizations working in washington to advance, promote Justice System transformation. For 16 years, i worked for George Soros Open Society foundations and open Soc
Survivors and Law Enforcement officials, after being in dayton, ohio. Well keep you updated on the president s movements throughout the hour. Get ready for next contender in the smartphone fight. Minutes from now, samsung unveils the new galaxy 10 and 10 plus. What makes it stand out from the iphone. Well look at results from lyft. Shares are currently trading, below their ipo. Well bring you breaking headlines just as soon as we get them. Ashley back to those markets. The dow as we said rebounding from steep losses earlier today as treasury rates plunged. Investors worried about a economic slowdown as the trade war drags on between the u. S. And china. Edward lawrence at the while house with latest on exactly where that trade war stands. Edward . Reporter ashley, a lot of movement within china now talking about possibly showing this could be a prolonged trade dispute with china of the chinese fully expecting 10 tariffs on 300 billion of additional imports to go into effect september 1
We were discussing earlier whether or not theres a fine big enough to get the street to care i think theres some truth in that obviously amazon is going to have some risk associated with just being in the spotlight for these sorts of issues. At the end of the day theyve created such a juggernaut and are so much a part of the ecommerce fabric and not just in this country but globally as this is a global question. Im not sure there is a fine big enough im not sure a fine big enough is warranted as long as they continue to come under appropriate regulatory meaning, what, the europeans are looking to us to subsidize their government operating costs . I think theyre looking for other governments around the world to take a stance to make sure this is the use of personal data is appropriately governed and managed in these really Large Companies its not just Amazon Amazon is the flavor of the day in the situation is there reason for regulators to think that amazon is implementing anticompetiti
This is just under an hour. [applause] what do you all think about the white leather . Is this a good look . Thank you all for joining us on evening of active democratic voting and significant raining. This event marks the oneYear Anniversary of the 12th installment of the series on leadership. The purpose of this leadership is to call of the series is to call on leaders from national politics, education, and advocacy to grapple with the questions that allow some people to enable a true leadership. What enables some of us to struggle to overcome the obstacles and unite the diverse interests that are part of any dynamic and true democracy . Towe are extremely fortunate be having our first Year Anniversary with three legislators who live of this question every single day. I should note we are very proud to name this series in honor of the Extraordinary Service of bob and elizabeth dole. Both are proud partisans in the truest sense. They have overcome a lot of real adversity and shown the