>>> WELCOME BACK. A NATIONAL EXPERIMENT IS
BEGINNING NORTH OF THE U.S.
BORDER AS CANADA BECOMES ONLY
THE SECOND NATION IN THE WORLD
TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL
MARIJUANA.
MARIJUANA. SOME AMERICANS ARE CONCERNED THE
U.S. IS MISSING OUT ON BIG MONEY
BY NOT FOLLOWING SUIT.
>> SENATOR RON WIDEN OF OREGON
AGREES ISSUING A STATEMENT THAT
SAYS NOW THAT OUR NEIGHBOR TO
THE NORTH IS OPENING ITS LEGAL
CANNABIS MARKET, THE LONGER WE
DELAY, THE LONGER WE MISS OUT ON
A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR STATES.
USE MORE THAN 30 HAVE APPROVED
MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA. EVEN SO, MARIJUANA REMAINS
ILLEGAL UNDER U.S. FEDERAL LAW.
IT’S VERY TRICKY.
>> YOU CANIT MAKES IT A CASH BUS
IN CANADA THAT’S NOT A PROBLEM.
ARE YOU ANY CLOSER TO THE FRONT
OR HAVE YOU STEPPED OUT TO GIVE
YOU A SENSE OF HOW LONG THIS
LINE IS.
LINE IS. IT’S PROBABLY STRETCHING TWO OR
THREE CITY BLOCKS.
I’M GOING TO WALK A BIT TO GIVE
YOU AN IDEA.
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY UP
HERE, ALREADY WAITED ABOUT TWO
HOURS.
HOURS. THEY DEFINITELY HAVE ANOTHER
COUPLE OF HOURS TO GO BEFORE
THEY WILL GET TO THE FRONT OF
THE LINE.
THE LINE. THIS IS A PHYSICAL EMBESIDEODIME
THOSE PROFITS AND THAT MONEY THE
UNITED STATES LOSING OUT ON.
RIGHT HERE
RIGHT HERE ONE OF THE REASONS THIS LINE IS
AS LONG AS IT IS IS THERE AREN’T
THAT MANY STORES OPENING UP
TODAY IN CANADA.
THERE’S A WEBSITE THAT PEOPLE
ARE USING TO BUY MARIJUANA BUT
HERE IN QUEBEC, JUST ONE OF TEN
PROVINCES AND THREE TERRITORIES
IN THE COUNTRY, THERE’S TEN
STORES.
STORES. BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS ONE.
OTTAWA HAS NONE.
PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE HAVE TO GO
ONTO THE WEBSITE.
SOME SAY THIS ROLL OUT IS SORT
OF AS UNDERSTATED AS THE
CANADIANS THEMSELVES.
CANADIANS THEMSELVES. I’M STILL WALKING.
WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE CORNER AND
WE’LL MAKE THIS TURN.
IT’S A LITTLE DICY BECAUSE
THERE’S LOTS OF PEOPLE.
I’LL ASK MY CAMERA MAN IF YOU
CAN PAN DOWN THE TREAT.
THAT FLAG IS THE FRONT OF THE
STORE.
STORE. >> WOW.
>> WOW. FROM AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE,
WHAT’S THE ADVANTAGE TO CANADA
DOING THIS.
DOING THIS. HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS TO DAN’S
ECONOMY?
ECONOMY? >> Reporter: YOU’RE TALKING
ABOUT ROUGHLY $8 BILLION TO THE
CANADIAN ECONOMY.
CANADIAN ECONOMY. THERE’S ALSO THIS OTHER PROMISE.
THE OTHER PROMISE IS THE
POTENTIAL THAT PERHAPS A LEGAL
MARKET OPENS UP IN THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. SAY THE UNITED STATES DECIDES TO
LEGALIZE IT NATIONALLY.
YOU HAVE THESE COMPANIES THAT
ARE STAKING OUT THEIR CLAIM IN
THE MARKET THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO
COME IN AND THERE’S A HISTORIC
EXAMPLE OF THIS DURING
PROHIBITION IN THE U.S. IN THE
1920s.
1920s. THERE WERE COMPANIES LIKE
SEAGRAM’S THAT WERE ABLE TO
CORNER THE MARKET.
THEY’RE STILL A HUGE BRAND IN
THE ALCOHOL BUSINESS AS A RESULT
OF IT.
OF IT. THAT’S SOMETHING YOU’LL HEAR A
LOT OF MARIJUANA INDUSTRY
LEADERS IN THE U.S. TALK ABOUT.
GUYS
GUYS GUYS.
GUYS. >> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW
THERE’S ONE TYPE THAT WILL MAKE
YOUR HUNGRY.
YOUR HUNGRY. WE GET SOME TWEETS WHO SAY
CANCER PATIENTS DON’T HAVE AN
APPETITE SO THE IDEA THERE’S A
DRUG THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU HUNGRY
AND CAUSE YOU TO EAT MORE MIGHT
BE ONE OF THE REASONS BECAUSE