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REAL STORY. NEW YORK STATE IS OUR LATEST
NEIG JUMP ON THE
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>> NEW YORK STATE IS THE LATEST STATE TO JUMP ON THE MARIJUANA
BAND WAGON, AND CONNECTICUT IS
TALKING ABOUT IT, AS WE HAVE
YEARS.
YEARS. TELL US WHAT THE STATUS IS OF
MARIJUANA LEGISLATION, AND YOU
WERE SAYING PREVIOUSLY THAT THE
SENATE HAS A BILL THAT'S STILL
BEING WORKED OUT IN JUDICIARY,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THE BILL THAT PERTAINS TO
CANNABIS LEGISLATION IS THE BILL
THAT THE GOVERNOR PUT INTO THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, 888, IS
STILL IN THE PROCESS.
NEXT WEEK IS THE FINAL ROUND OF
VOTES FOR THE JUDICIARY
CO IT TO
CO IT TO
CO IT TO UP TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. AND THEN, THERE IS ANO
777, WHICH CAME OUT OF THE LABOR
COMMITTEE, WHICH DEALS WITH THE
ASPECTS OF MARIJUANA
LE OUT OF
LE OUT OF
LE OUT OF TH HOUSE.
TH HOUSE.
TH HOUSE. >> IS THIS THE YEAR?
I REMEMBER
COLORADO
COLORADO CONGRESSMAN BROUG UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> SO
UP. >> SO THIS THE YEAR?
>> YES. THEY'VE DEREGULATED AN
I THINK IF CONNECTICUT IS GOING
TO BE DOING IT, IT SHOULD BE
LOOKING AT THE VERMONT STYLE.
IT'S NOT PROFIT, IT'S PROFIT
ORIENTED.
ORIENTED.
ORIENTED. IT ALLOWS FOR A COMPONENT OF
HOME GROWN, AND IT ALSO LIMITS
WHAT COULD BE SOLD AND MARKETED
SO YOU'RE NOT CREATING, LIKE,
GUMMY BEARS, FOR INSTANCE, THAT
CHILDREN WOULD BE APPEALED TO.
SO I JUST THINK WE NEED TO HAVE
A SMARTER APPROACH, A
THE WAY THAT NEW YORK,
FRANKLY, HAS GONE, AND COLORADO,
AND CALIFORNIA. SO YOU'RE NOT
AGAINST IT, YOU JUST DON'T LIKE
THE COMMERCIALIZATION, THE WAY
THAT IT'S SET UP IN THESE BILLS?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I'M AGAINST THE PRODUCT.
I THINK IT'S DANGEROUS TO BE
INTRODUCING IN A MARKETPLACE AND
HAVE A COMMERCIAL STANDPOINT.
I THINK THE MEDICAL PROGRAM IS
SUFFICIENT SUPPLYING A NEED,
BUT IF THE STATE IS GOING TO BE
DOING IT, I THINK WE SHOULD BE
FOLLOWING VERMONT AND NOT
FOLLOWING NE YORK, COLORADO,
AN ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT THE BILL -- WHAT
ABOUT LETTING THIS BE
COMMERCIALIZ
COMMERCIALIZ >> I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYONE
ELSE, BUT I AM CERTAINLY OPEN TO
HOW DO WE ACTUALLY GET THIS
DONE?
DONE?
DONE? THE
DONE? THE APPROACH THAT IS TAKEN UNDER
THE CURRENT BILL IS THE APPROACH
THAT THE GOVERNOR THINKS IS BEST
FOR THE STATE TO START WITH TO
START THE CONVERSATI OFF WITH.
I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A STEP
BACK, THOUGH.
BACK, THOUGH. IF WE THINK THAT WE WANT TO
LEGALIZE CANNABIS, THAT YOU NEED
A VEHICLE TO DO THAT, SO WE NEED
TO GET SENATE BILL 888 OUT OF
THE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK TO
CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION.
WHERE IT GOES, I CAN'T TELL
YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT IF YOU'RE
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION,
WE ARE SURROUNDED BY STATES THAT
HAVE LEGALIZED IT, AND WE SHOULD
HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSAT IT.
>> WE ARE SURROUNDED BY IT.
MASSACHUSETT NEW YORK, NEW
JERSEY, MAINE, I'M PRETTY SURE,
HAS LEGALIZED IT.
IT IS AROUND US, SO
REPRESENTATI CANDELORA, I
THINK WHAT I HEARD YOUR
COLLEAGUE SAYING IS WOULD
REPUBLICANS BE TAKING IT
SERIOUSLY OR ARE THEY JUST GOING
TO BE BLOCKING THE BILL BECAUSE
OF THE ILLICIT DRUG
CONVERSATION?
CONVERSATION? IT'S NEVER BEEN A PARTISAN
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN REPUBLICANS THAT
HAVE SUPPORTED THE MARIJUANA
PROPOSAL.
PROPOSAL.
PROPOSAL. YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, THE
LIBERTARRIANS OPPOSED IT.
THE MEDICAL EXPERT THAT YOU
SPEAK TO THAT TESTIFIED ON THIS
HAS SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T
SUPPORT IT GENERALLY, BUT IF
IT'S GOING TO BE DONE, A SAFER
MODEL WOULD BE SORT OF A HOME
GROWN MODEL LIKE VERMONT HAS.
IT USED TO BE ALCOHOL THAT WE
WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, BUT WE'RE
REALLY FIGHTING THIS BATTLE WITH
OUR TEENAGERS, AND I THINK IT'S
PARTLY BECAUSE THESE STATES HAVE
LEGALIZED IT ALL WRONG, AND I
THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT
OF REGRET AS THE YEARS ROLL OUT,
AND WE SEE THE IMPACT THAT IT'S
HAD ON OUR KIDS.
AN INTERESTIN
AN INTERESTIN PERSPECTIVE TOO, ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF IT.
MAKING MARIJ IMPACTED POORER
COMMUNITIES, BCK A BROWN
COMMUNITIES, AND I KNOW THERE'S
LIKE THE WHOLE EQUITY APPLICANTS
THAT WAS IN THE HOUSE.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE SENATE
BILL, BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW
THE LEGISLATION COULD BE -- THE
MONEY RAISED BE REINVENTED IN --
REINVESTED IN IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. >> I THINK THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE BILL.
LET ME SAY, I DON'T THINK THE
HOME GROWN CONVERSATION HAS
COMPLETELY ENDED.
COMPLETELY ENDED. THE GOVERNOR HAS INDICATED HE'S
OPEN TO IT, BUT I THINK, YOU
KNOW, THAT THE ISSUE OF EQUITY,
AND LET ME BE CLEAR, THAT NEEDS
TO BE CLEAR FOR SOMETHING THAT
WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
THE ISSUE OF EQUITY IS HUGE.
HOW DO WE DO IT?
THERE'S A LO THA
IT RANGES FROM DO WE HAVE'
COMMUNITY EQUITY CONVERSATION?
CONNECTICUT DOESN'T WANT TO CALL
SOMETHING EQUITY THAT DOESN'T
ACTUALLY DEAL WITH EQUITY
INSTEAD OF PLACE.
THIS I VERY SERIOUS
CONVERSATION TAKIN
CONVERSATION TAKIN INTO ACCOUNT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN
THE OTHER STATES ALREADY.
HO BILL 6377, ALTHOU IT'S
NOT THE ORIGINAL BILL FOR
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION, HAS A LOT
OF APPROACHES TO EQUITY AN
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION, HAS A LOT OF APPROACHES TO EQUITY A
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION, HAS A LOT OF APPROACHES TO EQUITY AOTH OF
PASSED, COULD BE WRAPPED UP IN
ONE BILL.
ONE BILL.
ONE BILL. >> YOU BOTH BRING UP SUCH GOOD
POINTS.
POINTS.
POINTS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS AN OPEN
CONVERSATION AT THIS POINT, BUT
THE PRESSURE IS ON AS THOSE
STATES AROUND US DO LEGALIZE IT.
SENATOR WINFIELD, I KNOW YOU
SAID, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT'S
NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT THE MONEY
THAT MARIJUANA WOULD BRING IN,
BUT I'M CURIOUS, WHAT IS THE
AMOUNT THAT G IN?
>> WELL, THERE'S ESTIMATES OF
980, $982 MILLION OVER FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. FOR ME, IT'S LESS ABOUT THAT
THAN THE EQUITY PORTIONS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. CANDELORE, REPRESENTATIVE
CANDELORE, REPRESENTATIVE CANDERORE, DO YOU HAVE ANY
OPINION ABOUT THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT'S ABOUT THE SOCIETAL IMPACTS
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO R T
KNOW THAT MARIJUANA IS
ADDICTIVE.
ADDICTIVE. WE'RE CREATING A MARK OF
COMMERCIAL MARKET, AND WE
CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND OUR MEDICAL
PATIENTS WHO RIGHT NOW HAVE