Hundreds of products he cant get on the black market and they also offer consumer protection. All of our medicine is tested in the laboratory. Its evaluated both for safety for things like pesticides and pathogenic molds and its also evaluated for potency. Reporter still all this protection is not cheap. In addition to taxes, the marijuana regulations drive up the costs. We have to take rent. We have to have Security Systems pay rent. We have to have Security Systems, pay licensing fees, have insurance, buy equipment. Reporter it adds up and not everyone can pay the higher prices. People who are disabled or on fixed incomes may have no choice but to go to the black market. They can barely afford cannabis now, much less with the 35 or 40 tax increase. Reporter and when people are not buying regulated marijuana, the state is getting zero taxes. Colorado, washington and oregon each legalized marijuana at one tax rate and then had to lower that rate to keep people in the legitimate market. Deangelo says california will have to do the same. I dont think that the current tax rate for cannabis in california is sustainable. I honestly dont think this tax is going to last too much. Theyll see the cannabis is the plant. It makes no sense they say marijuana is taxed so much more than alcohol. California taxes beer and wine 20 cents a gallon since 1991, some of the lowest in the nation. As for federal alcohol taxes, the new tax law taking effect next year actually decreases taxes on beer, wine and spirits. Melissa caen, kpix5. Permitted pot businesses around the bay open their doors to long lines on first day of legalization for Recreational Use in california. Kpix5s maria medina is at buddys cannabis in san jose. Maria . Reporter yeah. Its been nonstop here at buddys cannabis in san jose. A lot of people who never bought marijuana legally before. Ing with a new experience judie 903 for me i have buying recreation weve never been to a dispensary before. Reporter judys new year comes with a new experience. For me i have really bad anxiety. Reporter buying Recreational Marijuana at a dispensary for the first time she says for her anxiety. Before when i was a kid, i had to take pills for my anxiety and i didnt like them at all. Reporter she was among the hundreds at buddys cannabis today, many lining up before the doors even opened this morning. A little surreal for many people who have been through this for years. We didnt expect to get to this point. Were making history today. Reporter the owner estimates 99 of his customers today are buying marijuana legally for the first time. Its brandnew for so many people. Weve had this dispensary running for years. For recreational customers, this is a totally new experience for them. People who have used it medicinally, it wont change for them, but for the people who havent, you know, maybe it opens up some windows for them. Reporter judy says knowing where her marijuana is grown is the up side versus buying it on the vote and from the looks of how high sales are at street and from the looks of how high sales are at buddys shes not the only one celebrating the new year with new goodies. You can use it in a good way. So i think its important to keep an open mind and use a positive outlook. Reporter matt said sales increased about 30 , but after seeing how so many people are coming here today nonstop he is now estimating up to a 50 increase in sales. Live from san jose, maria medina, kpix5. Well, theres a lot of excitement about marijuana becoming legal. Theres also a lot of outrage. A uc San Francisco professor of medicine says the medicinal benefits of pot should only be sought out by those who need them. While there are some medical uses of marijuana, theyre pretty limited and the fact that a medicine is good for something doesnt mean that it should be used by everybody recreationally. I mean if you have cancer, chemotherapy is a good idea, but that doesnt mean people should be, you know, taking chemotherapy for recreational purposes. Many more Health Warnings coming at later professor glance says legal pot should be regulated similar to the way cigarettes are with many more Health Warnings. Coming up later in the broadcast the deeper look into californias entry into legalized recreational pot, a special report the golden state green rush. Its coming up at 6 30. We are following some breaking news out of San Francisco. Seven people were injured after a twocar crash near geary and 21st. According to initial reports, around 3 30 a white box truck ran a red light, hit two elderly pedestrians and then crashed into another car that had a family of five inside. Happened to work stopped the police say after the crash the driver appeared to try and flee the scene, but a Good Samaritan who happened to work for Homeland Security stopped the driver and put it him under arrest. And put it him under arrest. The and put him under arrest. The driver is a cantonese speaker only, so were waiting for a certified cantonese speaker to come out. Police say the two pedestrians are in serious condition. The family was treated for minor injuries at the scene. A surprisingly dry december causing concern among farmers in the Central Valley. Farmers near stockton say theyre having to irrigate crops because there hasnt been nearly enough rain. Kpix5s john ramos has that story. E some very hi reporter if you really want to see how dry december has been, you have to leave the bay area and come out to the Central Valley to farm country. Besides being dry with lack of rain, we have some very high temperatures middle of 60s in december. Its pretty well unheard inform this area. Reporter ken vogel grows cherries and walnuts on his land near stockton. His trees are dormant now and not taking up any water, but moisture in the soil protects the tree roots when the weather turns cold. Usually thats provided by winter rains, but not this year and now growers are having to add it themselves. During the drought i did irrigate in january and february, but i dont remember irrigating in december before. Reporter if it seems like farmers are always worried about the rain, its because theyre kind of the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to weather. Whatever happens affects them first. The reservoirs that supply citirefrom last years deluge, but most growers rely to some degree on yearly rainfall for their livelihoods. Noone is panicking yet about a return to the drought, but you can tell theyre a little nervous about how the year is starting out. Going into that drought you figure well, we have one dry year. Well, weve got two dry years, but a five year type of drought is fairly unknown in this area of california. So we are gun shy. Reporter who knows what the future holds . But after the past few years no one is really sure what normal weather is anymore. In san joaquin county, john ramos, kpix5. December was dry, so lets ask Brian Hackney how january is looking. Well, lets cover how dry december was first and then well get into the january look ahead. Its that High Pressure that gave us such dry weather on the west coast, that persistent high, persistent dry and so it was for december and boy, how dry we were, too. December in San Francisco, 0. 15 inch, 3 of average. Thats pretty much true baywide. It was single digit for average precipitation now. As far as january, the six to 10day outlook is trending lighter than average and, in fact, the High Pressure that has persistently been over california finally is going to give way to that low pressure you see in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. So well get one more dry day and then wednesday turns wet. In fact, not just wet. It looks as if we have the potential for thunderstorms moving into the bay area as well when that low approaches to the score line. Thats going to be wednesday. Tuesday a transition day, the details coming up when we cover the forecast in just a few minutes. Developments in the case of a couple who bought a private street in a pricey San Francisco neighborhood, city supervisors overturned the sale of Presidio Terrace last month. Now weve learned the owners, Michael Cheng and his wife, are suing. The street went on the Auction Block over unpaid taxes. The bill was apparently sent to the wrong address for decades. The undocumented immigrant acquitted in the killing of kate steinle will be back in court this week. Jose ines garciazarate will be on trial for possession of a firearm by felon. The defense will try to get that conviction thrown out as well. A new crackdown on fare evaders on b. A. R. T. The penalties get more serious for repeat offenders. Kpix5s Christin Ayers is at the concord b. A. R. T. Station to explain how the stepped up enforcement is supposed to work. Reporter typically b. A. R. T. Loses anywhere from 15 to 25 million a year to fare cheaters. That could be about to change. From now on once you pass through the fare gates you need to be ready to show proof you paid in the form of a b. A. R. T. Ticket or clipper card. If you cant, well, thats when the fines kick in. For adults youll have to pay 75, 55 for minors or you might have to do community service. If you get caught more than twice in a year, b. A. R. T. Police can give you a criminal citation up to 250. In the past b. A. R. T. Has targeted fare evaders with random sting operations by b. A. R. T. Police. Now trained fare inspectors with video cameras will be hitting trains and platforms checking for riders who failed to pay. You can go to any b. A. R. T. Station basically and see people from all walks of life who feel that fare evasion is acceptable. The free ride is over for people who want to cheat the system. Reporter now there will be a one month grace period. That means during that time fare cheaters will be warned rather than fined and there will also be an appeals process if you feel that one of those fare investigators has wrongly fined you. Reporting live in concord, Christin Ayers, kpix5. After more than 24 hours of labor the first bay area baby of 2018 was born in San Francisco. Look at this cute little guy. Born at 12 0 2 a. M. At Ucsf Medical Center weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Mom said her original due date was december 31st. She was totally surprised when he came right on time. Jo it happened in california 50 years ago. And whats changed behind im stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on. Johnny cashs famous Folsom Prison, what it meant to his career and whats changed behind those stone walls. The flooding brought this week by the king tides in the north bay. You can blame those high tides on this, a super moon celestial spectacle well see twice this year. Perform for the inmates. Was no acci 50 years ago this month johnny cash walked into Folsom Prison to perform for the inmates. It was no accident. The first song he sang made both the prison and johnny famous. In anticipation of that anniversary we got to go inside Folsom Prison to look back and see how californias second oldest prison views its place in state history. January 13th, 1968, they wore blue. He wore black. Johnnys career. Allen Martin Folsom this is the east gate of the prison where johnny cash stood for that famous photo. Used every day no longe c but the st mellow hello. Im johnny cash. [ cheering and applause ] and then unleashed his first fictional account of a man stuck behind bars. Im stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on. Which forever infused johnny cash into Folsom Prison lore. But i shot a man in reno just to watch him die. That live recording of Folsom Prison blues shot to no. 1 on the Country Music charts and relaunched johnny cashs career. This is the east gate of the prison where johnny cash stood for that famous photo. Its no longer used for vehicle traffic, but the staff uses it to go in and out. The staff of retired guards keeps johnnys history alive at the museum. Thats the first thing they want to know is i want to get my picture taken where johnny stood. But most visitors never experienced the history of the states second oldest prison. The made from stone quarried on site in the late 1800s and it cant strip itself of a notoriously violent past with roots in the California Gold rush, but its trying. No longer are executions held in the hanging room where from 1895 to 1937 93 prisoners were put to death. The death row cells are now used for storage and once a notoriously violent maximum security facility, the nearly 2,500 men now held here are medium to minimum security inmates. Many are learning jobs like electrician. What kind of skill can i do when i get out being a convicted felon . Right when i get out, people are going to say you cant get this because of, you know, what im in here for. Reporter an auto mechanic. Its going to be my job one day. Hopefully as we transition back into society, we can work on your guys cars or you guys will hire us being convicts or whatnot, but it would be great. Reporter until then theyre stuck in Folsom Prison and time is dragging on. While they cant escape the razor wire and the guards, they can fight the monotony with what else . This is the dining hall where johnny cash played his concert 50 years ago. For our benefit they brought in a few bands to play some of the music they get to play here today. Therapeutic. Its theone actual escape to a sane place. As for playing johnny cashs music while being stuck in folsom, like the things they did to get into follow folsom, many inmates say probably best left in the past. Its an iconic song for the inmates and general public. Reporter you guys dont go around singing that, do you . Oh, no. Reporter you got blues of your own . We got enough trials and tribulations we dont have to bring his up. Johnny cash first recorded Folsom Prison blues in 1955. Hed written it while he was in the air force after seeing the movie inside the walls of Folsom Prison. It wasnt until his live recording at the prison on january 13th, 1968, that song became a no. 1 hit. A wet ride for drivers passing by the mill valley park and ride near the Stinson Beach exit. The area flooded this morning because of king tides. The National Weather service said the tides will continue into tomorrow morning and could bring tides to other low lying areas. Heres why the tide is high. A moon that is so club been doubled so close its been dubbed the super moon and this isnt the only time its happening this month. Brian hackney is in for paul deanno and i know youre loving this, brian. Its fun. You dont need a telescope or binoculars. You just need your eyes and the moon which is rising slowly in the east. Its a pretty sight. Heres some facts behind it. Juliette pointed out it is called a super moon, an expression dubbed by an astrologer in the 70s. It was kind of a catchy term that caught on. Its because the moon is both full and at perigee. So the moon appears about 30 brighter tonight because of that. The next super moon will be the end of this month. So we get one on the 1st and on the 31st and the one on the 31st will be distinctive because second full moon in a month, its a blue moon and will also feature a total lunar eclipse, not tonight but on the 31st. So thats pretty cool. Its also causing all of the high tides that were having, very high, high tide of 7. 2 feet tomorrow midmorning, usual spots going to flood. Those are all the facts behind it, but the bottom line is its a beautiful sight. You can go outside right now as we are doing and showing it to you live, the full moon in full view all night tonight. So go out and explain it to your kids. That would be a good idea. As we look from sutro cam, the back to back suspension span of the bay bridge, San Francisco at 59 degrees right now looking from oakland to San Francisco, 59 there, 59 in san jose, 56 in concord and heres how it looks. That High Pressure thats been over the west coast more than a month now gives us one more dry day, but that low finally will ride over the top of the high and bring us rain by wednesday. The high is causing a degradation in air quality so that again we have a spare the air day posted tomorrow. As for whats next, overnight lows tonight, high clouds keeping us somewhat mild, 31 degrees in santa rosa tonight. Sunrise tomorrow morning at 7 25. Tomorrow is unusually mild, partly cloudy yet again, but the numbers rise mid to upper 60s at the coast and mid60s around the bay. Heres futurecast. High clouds tomorrow and then wednesday morning a shield of high clouds and advance of the low approaching the shoreline. Not only does the rain begin wednesday night, but we could get some thunderstorms with this especially in the Santa Cruz Mountains if this all bears out. So rain, lightning, thunder could happen wednesday afternoon, wednesday evening. Then we go to a showery regime after that thursday into friday. So to sum it up, weve got the super moon tonight and then dry and mild weather for tomorrow. Rain will return later on wednesday. Heading out of the bay area, were looking at fog in the Central Valley. If youre heading out of sfo, the numbers will be in the 60s tomorrow and in the 20s in new york. Thats a heat spell for them after their weather lately. For us high clouds and numbers in the mid60s. In the extended forecast tomorrows okay and then we increase the clouds, leads to rain and thunderstorms a possibilit