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<v Speaker 1>It's with Dan ray On Dell Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. Our second topic tonight is from California. But

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<v Speaker 2>what happens in California eventually happens in Massachusetts. And sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>what happens in California happens very quickly in Massachusetts. So

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<v Speaker 2>for those of you who are interested Amsterdam, Amsterdam, you

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<v Speaker 2>know that's in the Netherlands. Amsterdam style cannabis cafes have

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<v Speaker 2>just become legal in California. This is a press release

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<v Speaker 2>today September thirtieth, twenty twenty four, the governor, Governor Newsom.

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<v Speaker 2>Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill in California that

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<v Speaker 2>allows local California governments to license Amsterdam style cannabis cafes. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been to Amsterdam, but I've never been in a

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<v Speaker 2>cannabis cafe. I'm sure some of you may have been.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know what is meant by a cannabis cafe,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think what they mean is a place we

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<v Speaker 2>can go and you can smoke smoke pot. Okay, Now,

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<v Speaker 2>we have bars at Massachusetts. Okay, we got plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>bars at Massachusetts. I'm sure some of you yesterday might

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<v Speaker 2>have been watching the Patriots lose to the forty nine

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<v Speaker 2>ers at one of your local watering holes, and you

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<v Speaker 2>go there to this year commiserate. Other years celebrate, but

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<v Speaker 2>you got commiserate about what's going on with the Patriots.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. Do you remember in Massachusetts several years ago

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<v Speaker 2>when we legalized or decriminalized medical marijuana. We said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there's a lot of people who suffer from

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<v Speaker 2>various and sundry causes medical problems, and many people suffer

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<v Speaker 2>from anxiety, PTSD, whatever, and they find relief with marijuana.

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<v Speaker 2>And so the legislature in Massachusetts said, well, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>reasonable idea. Will give them the right to get medical marijuana.

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<v Speaker 2>Have to have a prescription, okay from a doctor, and

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<v Speaker 2>you can't smoke it on the streets. You got to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to go home and smoke it at home.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's all they wanted. That's all what the medical

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<v Speaker 2>marijuana people wanted. No problem. Then a couple of years

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<v Speaker 2>passed and they said, well, you know, why is it

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<v Speaker 2>that only people who are suffering from anxiety. We all

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<v Speaker 2>have anxiety or suffering from some form of PTSD. We

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<v Speaker 2>all have been through things in our lives, and if

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<v Speaker 2>it's good for some people. It's good for everyone. So

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<v Speaker 2>then we decriminalized and in effect legalized marijuana. Now in Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to you should buy your marijuana through a

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<v Speaker 2>marijua on a store, okay, because that way the state

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<v Speaker 2>gets a piece of the action. In addition, what the

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<v Speaker 2>state says to you is, well, we make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>the marijuana isn't bad stuff, meaning it's somewhat controlled. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>there's also we found out last week from our friends

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<v Speaker 2>up at Maine Wire in the state of Maine, there's

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<v Speaker 2>about two hundred and seventy illegal plotforms being run up

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<v Speaker 2>there by people who are associated or affiliated or have

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<v Speaker 2>funding from the Chinese Communist Party the government of China.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the Chinese Communist Party. We have the Democratic Party

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<v Speaker 2>and the Republican Party. The Chinese only has one party,

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<v Speaker 2>it's called the Communist Party. So now in Massachusetts, hey, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you could buy marijuana. As long as you're not walking

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<v Speaker 2>down the street with it, you're okay. You just bring

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<v Speaker 2>it home and you smoke it whatever you need. Your

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<v Speaker 2>friends come over, you have a great time. No anxieties whatsoever,

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<v Speaker 2>no PTSD. Well, what's next? What's next is what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>holding in my hand and that's the press release from California.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to have Amsterdam Amsterdam style cannabis cafes now,

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<v Speaker 2>According to this press release, in the Netherlands, Amsterdam's cannabis

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<v Speaker 2>cafes thrive as part of the city's unique social structure

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<v Speaker 2>and capitalizes on the social nature of cannabis through coffee, food,

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<v Speaker 2>and live music, all opportunities that are currently illegal. Under

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<v Speaker 2>California law AB seventeen seventy five will allow cannabis retailers

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<v Speaker 2>to diversify their businesses and move away from the struggling

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<v Speaker 2>and limited dispensary model by selling non cabinist, non cannabis

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<v Speaker 2>infused foods, whatever the hell that means. So the state assemblymen,

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<v Speaker 2>who now is the hero to the marijuana community in California, said,

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<v Speaker 2>lots of people want to enjoy legal care cannabis in

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<v Speaker 2>the company of others. I remember you could have your

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<v Speaker 2>friends over and took up at home, but nope, and

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<v Speaker 2>many people want to do that while sipping coffee, eating

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<v Speaker 2>a sandwiche, or listening to music, all of which you

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<v Speaker 2>could do at your home. You can make coffee at home,

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<v Speaker 2>you can eat a sandwich at home, you can listen

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<v Speaker 2>to music at home with your friends that is now

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<v Speaker 2>finally legal in California, and there's no doubt that cannabis

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<v Speaker 2>cafes will bring massive economic, cultural, and creative opportunities and

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<v Speaker 2>benefits to our state. California is once again leading the

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<v Speaker 2>way and supporting legal, safe cannabis businesses and culture. Good

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<v Speaker 2>for them. A previous version of the bill AB three

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<v Speaker 2>seventy four was veto last year by Governor Newsom, who

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<v Speaker 2>urged in his veto message to reintroduce the bill to

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<v Speaker 2>include more protections for cannabis workers. I have no idea

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<v Speaker 2>what that means. Let's see this year. I guess he's

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<v Speaker 2>considered that people who work in cannabis cafes might get

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<v Speaker 2>you know, contact high or something. This this Assembly member

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<v Speaker 2>introduced the bill with the support of the United Commercial

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<v Speaker 2>and Food Workers to ensure cannabis lounge workers are protected

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<v Speaker 2>from secondhand smoke impacts at work. Exactly what I thought.

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<v Speaker 2>The bill levels the plague field for the highly taxed

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<v Speaker 2>and regulated legal cannabis industry that's being forced to compete

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<v Speaker 2>in California with a thriving cannabis black market. So even

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<v Speaker 2>though they legalized it in California, thank god, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>thriving cannabis black market going on. Remember they told us, well,

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<v Speaker 2>there'll be no more black market on't you make itllegal? Right? Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>I guess not. The illegal sale of cannabis is extremely

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<v Speaker 2>profitable in California, with illegal sellers choosing to simply ignore

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<v Speaker 2>costly red regulations, product testing, permitting, in taxation. California's legal

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<v Speaker 2>cannabis sales reached four billion in twenty twenty, while oh,

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<v Speaker 2>the illegal sales reached four billion in twenty twenty. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>illegal sales are believed to have sevested eight billion that

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<v Speaker 2>same year. So even though they made it legal twice

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<v Speaker 2>more is illegal. Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness. Right now,

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<v Speaker 2>our small cannabis businesses are struggling to compete against illegal

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<v Speaker 2>drug sellers that don't follow the law of paid taxes.

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<v Speaker 2>In order to ensure the legal cannabis market can survive

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<v Speaker 2>and thrive in California, that's the top priority. We have

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<v Speaker 2>to allow them to adapt, innovate, and offer products and

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<v Speaker 2>experiences that customers want. And who knows, maybe a little

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<v Speaker 2>LSD will throw in there. I don't know. That's my comment.

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<v Speaker 2>Cannabis cafes are going to be a huge part of

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<v Speaker 2>the future of cannabis in our state and help to

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<v Speaker 2>beat back the illegal drug market. Thank god, assemble Manhany.

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<v Speaker 2>You were beating back the illegal drug market by making

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<v Speaker 2>it legal, but you're losing the battle. Unbelievable. The bill

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<v Speaker 2>goes into effect on January first, and with the approval

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<v Speaker 2>from local governments, Californian should be able to enjoy cannabis

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<v Speaker 2>cafes as early as the new year. Wow. Wow, California

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<v Speaker 2>should be excited for the jobs, culture, and tourism that

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<v Speaker 2>cannabis cafes are going to bring to our state. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>oh yeah. All right, So here's my question. How soon

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<v Speaker 2>is it since since California on January first, twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have cannabis cafes legal. Everything's fine, okay, how long

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<v Speaker 2>before it's in Massachusetts? Six months, a year, sixteen months,

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<v Speaker 2>two years? I bet it's going to be a lot

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<v Speaker 2>quicker than we realize. The thing that's great about cannabis cafes,

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<v Speaker 2>and I say this with my tongue planted squarely in cheek,

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<v Speaker 2>is one of the things. Of Course, everyone's going to

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<v Speaker 2>have a can cafe on their corner, so there'd be

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<v Speaker 2>no one who'll be driving anywhere to a cannabis cafe. Right. Wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>There'll be a lot of people driving who will have

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<v Speaker 2>smoked before they go and come when they come back,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's no way to detect for marijuana. They haven't.

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<v Speaker 2>They know how to protect, how to detect for alcohol,

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<v Speaker 2>but nothing for marijuana. Nothing for marijuana. Man, Is is

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<v Speaker 2>this a good thing for the country. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>it is. But I guess I'm old fashioned. I'd love

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<v Speaker 2>to know what you think. I mean, give me a break.

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<v Speaker 2>You said you want it for medical purposes, great, you

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<v Speaker 2>got it. You want it for use to use it

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<v Speaker 2>in your home, in the privacy of your home, you

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<v Speaker 2>got it. You want it to be sold legally and

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<v Speaker 2>be used in the privacy, you got it. But No,

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<v Speaker 2>in California, they kept pushing. They kept pushing, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna keep pushing, and they're gonna start pushing in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 2>Want to open up the phone line six one seven

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<v Speaker 2>for ten thirty six one seven nine three one ten thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>If you think that cannabis cafes are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>good for Massachusetts, give me a call. Give me a call,

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<v Speaker 2>because if you do, I have a bridge in Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to be able to sell you a share

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<v Speaker 2>in what is going on. I mean, it's coming here.

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<v Speaker 2>Trust me on that. At this point it's too late

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<v Speaker 2>to stop it. And if you're a big proponent of it, fine,

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<v Speaker 2>explain to me why I'm wrong. Okay. All it is

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<v Speaker 2>doing is introducing another legal intoxicant out there for people

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<v Speaker 2>to imbibe in it. We don't have enough drunks in

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<v Speaker 2>the road. We don't have enough people who are high

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<v Speaker 2>on the road. We need more people on the road

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<v Speaker 2>who are high, who are drunk, or who are illegal.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what it is in Massachusetts. But if you allow

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<v Speaker 2>your automobile registration to go more than like a week,

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<v Speaker 2>they'll pull you over and write a ticket for you

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<v Speaker 2>because they want you what is wrong with this state

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<v Speaker 2>right now? Uh? And I'm telling you it's coming here.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you don't believe me, and you want to

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<v Speaker 2>tell me it's not, I'd love to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to take a break. Ladies want you to

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<v Speaker 2>join in as well. So far, all the calls tonight

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<v Speaker 2>have been men feel free six one, seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty six one seven, nine three one ten

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<v Speaker 2>thirty got some more wide open lines. Are you looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to token up at your local or maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>cannabis cafe in downtown Boston or whatever. You know, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be driving stoned to the cafe and probably

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<v Speaker 2>driving homestone to the cafe, and you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 2>be out there with the drunk drivers as well. What

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<v Speaker 2>a what a concept. Oh, here we go, bring it,

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<v Speaker 2>bring it on, coming back after this.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray live from the Window World

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<v Speaker 1>night Side Studios on WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'll be interesting to see what people think about

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<v Speaker 2>this possibility. I'm going to Mic and really Mike your

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<v Speaker 2>first this hour on night side cannabis cafes. They're probably

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<v Speaker 2>coming to Massachuonia. Good Mike, what do you think.

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<v Speaker 3>They're out to lunch?

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<v Speaker 2>Dan?

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, Dan, I just saw them at seventeen years clean

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<v Speaker 3>two weeks ago. Okay, it is the worst thing to happen.

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<v Speaker 3>But unfortunately the Democratic state like California, all they want

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<v Speaker 3>is tax dollars, that's all.

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<v Speaker 2>But let me ask you, if you don't think we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have them here, Oh you.

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<v Speaker 3>Have them here? Yeah, but it's not to lunch. It's crazy,

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<v Speaker 3>it's nuts. Yeah, they don't think that way. They just

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<v Speaker 3>want the tax money, Dan, that's all they want.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm just saying that is that what happens in

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<v Speaker 2>California eventually happens here. And I just think that that

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<v Speaker 2>everything in this country with in my opinion, is the best,

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<v Speaker 2>the most influential, the most powerful country in the world,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're giving it away. People in this country want

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<v Speaker 2>us to be like the Netherlands. Okay, be like the Netherlands.

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<v Speaker 2>See what happens, you know, it's it's absolutely crazy, I

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<v Speaker 2>guarantee you.

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<v Speaker 3>And we're happening. There's something some Paul by some doctors

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<v Speaker 2>Again, I'm just trying to do a little Paul Revere

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<v Speaker 2>soundly alarmed it's not the British are coming anymore. It's

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<v Speaker 2>if the cannabis cafes are coming. Because if they've got

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts they could easily pass. And I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 2>to Andrew, who is calling from Connecticut. Hey, Andrew, welcome

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<v Speaker 4>How are you, hey, dan Oria good If I had.

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<v Speaker 2>You before, Andrew, I don't get a lot of calls

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<v Speaker 2>Oh okay, okay, that's that's what. So what do you

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<v Speaker 2>think are you considered what happens in California spreads across

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, bad ideas. It's uh, it's it's just another as

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<v Speaker 4>the former caller, so that it is a revenue stream.

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<v Speaker 4>And I heard your point earlier. You know people can

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<v Speaker 6>Anyways.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, if you're if you're looking for a revenue

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<v Speaker 4>screwce up the economy. You know, I think, uh, I

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<v Speaker 4>think it's going to happen. And you know, prostitution is

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<v Speaker 4>legal in Nevada. It's not legal in Massachusetts yet, it's

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<v Speaker 4>been legal for a long time in Nevada. If people

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<v Speaker 4>not in my backyard, it will be a well should

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<v Speaker 4>be active and say, hey, you know, this is a

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<v Speaker 4>great idea, but I don't want in my neighborhood. And

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<v Speaker 4>maybe maybe the next town over it can have it.

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<v Speaker 4>I know, with the dispensaries in the past couple of

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<v Speaker 4>the past couple of years, it was a big boom.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they wanted to get into these towns and

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<v Speaker 4>they paid, they paid handsomely the towns to build these establishments,

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<v Speaker 4>and there was a huge rage and huge lines and

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<v Speaker 4>it was a big to do. And now you don't

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<v Speaker 4>hear anything about it. People are just going about their

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<v Speaker 4>if it's still it's still a revenue stream for those communities.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So what it comes down to, as long as

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<v Speaker 2>why don't we make we should make prostitution legal, then

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<v Speaker 2>as well, what about heroin cafes?

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<v Speaker 4>It's legal in Nevada.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I know that. No, you said that. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>I asked you. That's gonna that would be a revenue stream.

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<v Speaker 2>What about you know, cocaine cafes? That okay? I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>Well, well, I mean, you know, I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>you said you're old fashioned. I mean, I guess if

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<v Speaker 4>you don't want to partake in that, I guess you

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<v Speaker 2>And if you don't want to partake in prostitution, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to do it either.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, that's correct, right, absolutely, I agree with that. If

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<v Speaker 4>we want to hold a moral character, I guess it's

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<v Speaker 4>hire opportunity to hold that moral character.

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<v Speaker 2>What I'm saying, it sounds to me like and you're saying,

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<v Speaker 2>all bets are off, lets whatever, whatever will. Sounds to

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<v Speaker 2>me like the standard by which you're doing this, which

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<v Speaker 2>is right. By the way, I'm not opposed to it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not opposed to what you're saying. I like to

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<v Speaker 2>hear what you say. You're saying. If it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>let's do it.

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<v Speaker 6>That's good, let's do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that's great, And you'll fundamentally change the character not

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<v Speaker 2>only of the state of California, the state of Massachusetts,

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<v Speaker 2>but eventually the whole country.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 6>And the as the state of.

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<v Speaker 4>The Netherlands changed or I do see positive positive information

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<v Speaker 4>coming out from there as far as being a number

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<v Speaker 4>one place to live. People are happier, the economies. The

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<v Speaker 4>research on these Netherlands communities that you know that this

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure and I'm sure if there were evers,

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<v Speaker 2>army would be We'll be right in the front lines. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't even they don't even pay their money to

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<v Speaker 2>thanks thing exactly. Yeah, the military will be in the cafe.

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<v Speaker 2>And what are you talking about? Russian tanks? Is are

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<v Speaker 2>all what you're talking about? Uh? You know anyway, look, Andrew,

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate you calling. I really mean that you disagree

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<v Speaker 2>with me, but I love your call. Uh. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>what this show is all about, different points of view.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you you too, have a good one.

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<v Speaker 2>But take a break. Here's the news coming right back

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<v Speaker 2>on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Well let's keep rolling here. See what people have to

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<v Speaker 2>say about cannabis cafes here in New England. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that they're coming because once they say okay in California,

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<v Speaker 2>brace yourself, New England, maybe you think it's a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Andrew thinks was pretty much a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike disagreed. Let's go to Paul and Newton. Paul, you're

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<v Speaker 2>next on Nightside. Thanks for calling in you tonight.

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<v Speaker 5>I good, even good, Thank you. I just wanted to say,

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<v Speaker 5>I think it's a very bad idea and that shows

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<v Speaker 5>where we're going as a country. We're going downhill that

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<v Speaker 5>any governor would go and allow these types of fays.

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<v Speaker 5>Did you see there's multiple stories that broke today that

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<v Speaker 5>the Vice President Kamala Harris, she is endorsing that we're

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't, but I can double check it. And did

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<v Speaker 2>you see them on a Did you see that story

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<v Speaker 2>on a w'd you see the legitimate news sources it?

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<v Speaker 2>You know? Oh?

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<v Speaker 5>I think the Hill did a story and there's that

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<v Speaker 5>the Hill has a story. I saw it on there

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm trying to just jump in on it. Now

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<v Speaker 2>Here it says she shifts on legalizing weedi. This is

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<v Speaker 2>very legitimate sacramental newspapers like the Boston Globe on Unsacramento,

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<v Speaker 2>which of course is the state capitol. Six hours ago,

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<v Speaker 2>Kamala Harris said she's long supported legalizing weed, long supported

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<v Speaker 2>legalizing weed. What her California record shows. In a recent

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<v Speaker 2>turn of events in the presidential race, forman president Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Smoke podcasts released on Monday. She's long supported marijuana legalization.

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<v Speaker 2>As a federal legislator, she's worked a decriminalize weed, but

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<v Speaker 2>as a District attorney of San Francisco in California attorney general,

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<v Speaker 2>the Democratic nominee stance was less clear. I just feel

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<v Speaker 2>strongly people should not be going to jail for smoking weed.

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<v Speaker 2>And we know hysterically what this has meant and who's

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<v Speaker 2>gone to jail. She put a lot of those folks

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<v Speaker 2>in jail smoking weed. When she was a prosecutor. She

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<v Speaker 2>spent a forty seven minute episode. She won't do news

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<v Speaker 2>conferences and she won't talk to the national media, but

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<v Speaker 2>she an episode of All the Smoke, a podcast hosted

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<v Speaker 2>and Steven Jackson. Second, I just think we have to

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<v Speaker 2>come to a point where we understand that we need

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<v Speaker 2>to legalize it and stop criminalizing this behavior. Actually, this

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<v Speaker 2>is not a new position for me. I felt for

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<v Speaker 2>a long time we need to legalize it. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>where I am on that. So, yeah, you're absolutely right.

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<v Speaker 5>It's a class de controlled substance that is mind altering.

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<v Speaker 5>It's no good.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna argue the medical of it. I'm saying

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<v Speaker 2>the interview released on Monday. I'm just confirming here what

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<v Speaker 2>you're telling us is the first time Harris has publicly

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<v Speaker 2>Democratic presidential nominee. She hasn't talked to anybody else.

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<v Speaker 5>We're going to the dogs.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think we're going to envy the dogs

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<v Speaker 2>when this is eventually over. That's true, and Paul loved

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<v Speaker 2>the call. Thank you, and up to the gate information

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<v Speaker 2>from Paul to keep me on top of things. Will ya,

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<v Speaker 2>I hadn't seen that. Thanks, have a rege. Good night.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me go to Lola in in San Diego. Hi, Lola,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back. You're going to be able to smoke cannabis

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<v Speaker 2>in a cannabis cafe pretty soon in San Diego.

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<v Speaker 7>Then closed down all the bars. Sorry, but you know what,

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<v Speaker 7>It's equal to alcohol, and alcohol has been more deadly

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<v Speaker 2>How about how about some cocaine cafes.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, now you're jabbling into a different type of drug.

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<v Speaker 7>You're gabbling into a different type of drug. But let's

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<v Speaker 7>keep going back to the good old alcohol. Now, the

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<v Speaker 7>latest NFL games, people that have all beaten each other up,

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's so what I'm trying to say is this.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, okay, I'm just saying something really simple. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>alcohol has been legal in this country since the repeal

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<v Speaker 2>was reversed. Okay, I think it's the eighteenth Amendment of

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<v Speaker 2>what you know. I'll grab my copy of the Constitution

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<v Speaker 2>because those amendments get to be a little confusing every

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<v Speaker 7>It was legal, and there was a there was a

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<v Speaker 7>big bootlegger named H. Kennedy in Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I don't know whatever he was.

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<v Speaker 7>He was making tons of money on bootlegg and booze.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, I understand that. I understand that that's,

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<v Speaker 2>you know whatever. So prohibition was from nineteen nineteen and

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<v Speaker 2>then the repeal was the twenty first Amendment in nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three. Okay, so they they tried to outlawer. It

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<v Speaker 2>didn't work. Now, marijuana, which in this country, I think

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<v Speaker 2>at a federal level, is still a classified as a

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<v Speaker 2>as an illegal substance. I mean, many banks in this

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<v Speaker 2>country refused to lend money to pot shops because they're

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<v Speaker 2>concerned about federal rules and regulations exactly we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>go to cannabis cafes. When they first started, Lola, let

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<v Speaker 2>me get your response to this. When they first started,

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<v Speaker 2>they said medical marijuana, people need it because they're suffering

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<v Speaker 2>from all sorts of problems. So everybody said, okay, that's

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<v Speaker 2>with a prescription. Then they said, wait a second, wait

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<v Speaker 2>a second, we need to decriminalize it. And then they said,

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<v Speaker 2>let's have let's allow people to smoke in their home,

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<v Speaker 2>so you can buy in Massachusetts. You take it home

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<v Speaker 2>and you're smoking with your friends. You'll listen to music,

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<v Speaker 2>watch football, whatever you want to do. So now they

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<v Speaker 2>see that's not Well, what it comes down to is

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<v Speaker 2>where does this stop? Because if they were honest initially,

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<v Speaker 2>if they were honest initially and said, look, we want

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<v Speaker 2>to make it legal so that people can drive, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I mean, maybe we should make it legal

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<v Speaker 2>so that it's so good that that there should be

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<v Speaker 2>no prohibition on driving, you know, with with marijuana, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you think about that?

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<v Speaker 7>I think it should be okay, it just as it

448
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<v Speaker 7>should be just as okay as drinking and driving. Oh

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<v Speaker 7>we're going to go out to dinner and we're just

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<v Speaker 7>going to have a glass of wine. Well you're still

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<v Speaker 7>drinking outside of your home with your friends. You're out

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<v Speaker 7>at a restaurant.

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<v Speaker 2>Just but what But what I'm saying is this, why

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<v Speaker 2>why did the people who got my question is this?

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<v Speaker 2>Why not have been honest with people in Massachusetts? Ten

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<v Speaker 2>years ago and saying, look, we want the whole, the

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<v Speaker 2>whole Inchilada. We not only want medical marijuana, we want

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<v Speaker 2>it available for recreational activity. And knowing that we want

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<v Speaker 2>cannabis cafes.

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<v Speaker 7>Because you have to do one step at a time.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh okay, fine, and that's how it that's how it

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<v Speaker 7>started here first it was medicinal.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're making my point.

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<v Speaker 7>You're making my point, and I'm just saying. All I'm

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<v Speaker 7>saying is, at the end of the day, it's all

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<v Speaker 7>about revenue. Like your past Callas said, Okay, it's revenue, revenue, revenue,

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<v Speaker 7>and the government sees a way to make a profit.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me ask you this. If if we can

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<v Speaker 2>make if we can make revenue for the government with

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<v Speaker 2>cocaine or heroin, what's wrong with that?

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<v Speaker 7>Well, you know, right now we might not be alive

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<v Speaker 7>dam But that might be the case because if you

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<v Speaker 7>go back to Amster, I think it's Amsterdam, there's there's

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<v Speaker 7>more drugs available there than ah here.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, and right, so we want to emulate, so therefore

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<v Speaker 2>we should emulate Amsterdam.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm not saying that, I'm just well when I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 7>just that was the example that was given. So if

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<v Speaker 7>you really want to know.

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<v Speaker 2>What I'm saying is in effect, they're saying this is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be wonderful, just be like Amsterdam. Well let's

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<v Speaker 2>let's just not take half a loaf of Amsterdam. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>take the whole thing. Let's let's legalize it all.

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<v Speaker 7>By the time this happens, we won't be on this

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<v Speaker 7>side of the flowers. Okay, we'll be pushing up daisy.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm concerned. I'm concerned as as as a parent.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm concerned as a grandfather that this is what our

488
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<v Speaker 2>kids are going to be dealing with. And you know, people,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of people killed in drunk driving accidents.

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<v Speaker 2>You're absolutely I'm not.

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<v Speaker 7>Look, I'm not for drinking and driving, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 7>but but I haven't had alcohol for since two fifteen

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<v Speaker 7>when I started my yoga practice. Okay, okay, congratulations, congratulations,

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<v Speaker 7>thank you. But I didn't know what I'm saying is

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<v Speaker 7>quit it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah okay, but it's always. Thank you very much. I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate them. Up my break. You got the longest call

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<v Speaker 2>of the night so far because you were the best

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<v Speaker 2>one so far. Thank you as always.

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<v Speaker 7>Okay, well, thank you and again, I'm not I'm not

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<v Speaker 7>endorsing yousing drugs or alcohol, but it's just looking at

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<v Speaker 7>it from a balance that if you're going to allow this,

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<v Speaker 7>then you have to allow that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's that's like saying somebody who doesn't have enough

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<v Speaker 2>self control, they got to eat five ring things a day,

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<v Speaker 2>they also should eat like, you know, five chocolate cupcakes,

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<v Speaker 2>about twenty five Oreo cookies.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean that, you know, Dan, at the end of

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<v Speaker 7>the day, I look at it like this, whether it's

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<v Speaker 7>legal or illegal, it's your choice. Now do you want

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<v Speaker 7>to take do you want to drink that or eat that? Whatever?

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<v Speaker 7>Because it's on the shelf. You know, people have to

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<v Speaker 7>take responsibility.

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<v Speaker 2>So no, I don't believe in that. I don't believe

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<v Speaker 2>in people taking responsibility because when they when they kill

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<v Speaker 2>someone in their car, why should they have to go

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<v Speaker 2>to trial. I mean, they were just drinking.

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<v Speaker 7>They were being allowed to do it to be going

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<v Speaker 7>right to jail. No trial.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Lola, gotta go, Thank you much. Thanks, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>bye bye, We'll be right back on Night's side. This

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<v Speaker 2>has got the bowl lines going. Let's keep rolling. Coming

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<v Speaker 2>back only line open six, one, seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to Dan Ray line from the window world

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<v Speaker 1>Side Studios. I'm WBZ News Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>That's keep Rolanhan. Going to go to Joe and Weymouth. Joe,

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<v Speaker 2>you were next on Nightside.

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<v Speaker 8>Welcome right ahead, Yes, Dan, how are you good?

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<v Speaker 2>Sir? What's your take on all of this shows?

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<v Speaker 7>Can you hear me?

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>I can hear you perfectly, Go right ahead, Okay.

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<v Speaker 9>I was looking today through my mail and I got,

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<v Speaker 9>uh the five questions that are going to be on

535
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<v Speaker 9>the ballot, and one of those, I believe was something

536
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<v Speaker 9>about legalizing some kind of controlled substances. I didn't need it.

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<v Speaker 2>So called so called magic mushrooms.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh that's that's awesome. Yeah, to try those up in

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<v Speaker 9>the cast.

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<v Speaker 2>Very cool. It's very cool. Everybody in Massachusetts can get

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<v Speaker 2>stoned on magic mushrooms.

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<v Speaker 9>That's just awesome. I think these cafes, like you said,

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<v Speaker 9>are probably inevitable. It's it's a horrible idea. And when

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<v Speaker 9>you also mentioned in California that they made so many

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<v Speaker 9>billions legally and the black market made substantially more.

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<v Speaker 2>Still twice and I guess we did the story last

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<v Speaker 2>week here up in Maine, little old state of Maine,

548
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<v Speaker 2>there's two hundred and seventy to or at least two

549
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<v Speaker 2>hundred and seventy illegal pot farms in Maine that are

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<v Speaker 2>funded by the Chinese government, the Communist Party of China.

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<v Speaker 2>Go check out main Daily Wire. It's a great website

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<v Speaker 2>out there. Finally, finally it's being taken. There's notice being

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<v Speaker 2>taken of it. We did it a year ago. The

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<v Speaker 2>Boston a little bit of front page story on it

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<v Speaker 2>last week. They're a little late, a little late to

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<v Speaker 2>the party. But yeah, is that great?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, well you've been You've been talking about that for months.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, sir, since last January. And you've got to give

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<v Speaker 2>credit to Steve Robinson, who's the editor in chief of

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<v Speaker 2>the Main Wire. But if the national media doesn't want

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<v Speaker 2>to do it, it doesn't exist. You don't see that

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<v Speaker 2>story on NBCC Bears or ABC National News at night,

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<v Speaker 2>do you.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh no, no, no, no, you know no.

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<v Speaker 9>That's why I have to get my news from nights out.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we'll keep we'll keep working on a show. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you very much. You're a very great caller, and continue

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<v Speaker 2>to support you keep calling the show. Thanks much, talk

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<v Speaker 2>soon than right, good night. Let me go next to

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<v Speaker 2>I Lean in Waltham. I lean want to get you

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<v Speaker 2>in here before the newscast at the top of the hour. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 10>One, I don't know why our restudent politicians didn't realize

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<v Speaker 10>that if they legalize marijuana, the fentanyl trade is going

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<v Speaker 10>to increase direct result. Two, our illustrious senator warned, is

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<v Speaker 10>for the national legalization of marijuana.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure she is. Huh, I'm sure she is.

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<v Speaker 10>That was a hot jump, right, And then the effects

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<v Speaker 10>of merrill And then I and the legal trade that

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<v Speaker 10>you highlighted a few days ago or a week within

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<v Speaker 10>the last week.

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<v Speaker 7>On your program.

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<v Speaker 10>And the other thing is many, many. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 10>you drive around Boston, you're going to see multiple part

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<v Speaker 10>marijuana where we're gonna call them facilities all over the place. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 10>I mean there's no control on.

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<v Speaker 5>The number of them.

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<v Speaker 10>They're everywhere, and I'm sure very expensive. I mean they're

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<v Speaker 10>not little sharp, these are huge.

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<v Speaker 2>I kind OF's making money.

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<v Speaker 10>And yeah, someone mancy this big time.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone's making money. That's for sure. Capitalism is a great thing.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 10>But I don't even see how all of these can

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<v Speaker 10>make enough money to exist. It's like they're almost across

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<v Speaker 10>the street from each other.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I guarantee you that in time, pardon the pun.

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<v Speaker 2>Some will be weeded out. Yeah, okay, all right, thanks,

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 5>Welcome, great Carl, Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me see what I can do here real quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>I got Jim in casey Jim. Go ahead, sir.

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<v Speaker 8>Next time I'll be I'll be brief called earlier, but

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<v Speaker 8>i'll be okay, not this week.

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<v Speaker 2>You haven't. You left me a voicemail over the weekend,

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<v Speaker 2>but I couldn't hear what you were trying to play

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<v Speaker 2>for me at the end.

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<v Speaker 5>Go ahead, all right, all right.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, three things I've been saying for years that whenever

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<v Speaker 8>you get any kind of a prescription that precludes the

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<v Speaker 8>operation of machinery, your state should automatically assume that you

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<v Speaker 8>need that prescription in order to live, and since you're

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<v Speaker 8>going to be on it twenty four seven three sixty five,

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<v Speaker 8>they should automatically suspend your privilege to operate. And the

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<v Speaker 8>other thing is answer your question, where does it stop.

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<v Speaker 8>It's generational. The kids see the parents doing it and

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<v Speaker 8>they think it's okay. If the kids don't see the

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<v Speaker 8>parents doing it, they may still try it, but once

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<v Speaker 8>they realize how crazy it is, they'll stop. So that's

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<v Speaker 8>where It starts and stops with the family. If you

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<v Speaker 8>care about your kids, you care about your grandchildren, don't

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<v Speaker 8>do it because they're going to see it. They're going

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<v Speaker 8>to think it's good, and they're going to do it

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<v Speaker 8>whether it is good or not.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jim, I got you in. Thank you very

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<v Speaker 2>much as always, appreciate your call. Talk to you soon. Okay, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I got about a minute. I want to get Daryl

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<v Speaker 2>in here and desertas to hang through the news. Daryl

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<v Speaker 2>got about a minute for you.

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<v Speaker 6>Go ahead, buddy, hey Man, great topic again. I'm a

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<v Speaker 6>medical client through a veteran program YEP, legalizing Canada. And

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<v Speaker 6>what happens is a group of veterans up at a

632
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<v Speaker 6>place called Canada House in or Mucdo, New Bunchwick. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>if you wish a lot of information to give them

634
00:37:14.199 --> 00:37:18.960
<v Speaker 6>a call talk to the guy that started it. And

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<v Speaker 6>but I would not go further than a marijuana product

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<v Speaker 6>reference legalization because with the opiates after major surgery, a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of veterans.

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<v Speaker 2>Go through No I understand, I understand. What I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>saying is that it's tough to draw the line because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, once you let the genie out of the bottle.

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<v Speaker 2>It's tough to get the genie back in the bottle. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you know.

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<v Speaker 6>It also goes back. It also goes back to the

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<v Speaker 6>responsibility of the vendors and the people.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, good luck relying on that unfortunately. Yeah all right, Daryl,

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<v Speaker 2>you got it.

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<v Speaker 6>All goes back to the good.

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<v Speaker 2>People, right, that's what it's about. I guess I guess

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00:38:07.679 --> 00:38:10.079
<v Speaker 2>you're right. And the good people want more weed, and

650
00:38:10.199 --> 00:38:12.800
<v Speaker 2>we'll get them more weed, get them weed everywhere. Everybody

651
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<v Speaker 2>will have weed, and everybody will be late for work.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing we'll get done, no one will go to work,

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<v Speaker 2>and the society will will collapse. That's okay, what the

654
00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:23.079
<v Speaker 2>hell we've had?

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<v Speaker 6>Well, that's why people want to work from home.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Yeah, you got that. That way they can smoke.

657
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<v Speaker 2>I get it, I get it.

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<v Speaker 7>All.

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<v Speaker 2>Great points, Daryl. I gotta run. I'm talking to you soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Here comes the news I got you in so you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have to wait. Thanks Daryl. Coming back on Night's

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<v Speaker 2>side right after this. We'll continue with this cannabis cafe

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<v Speaker 2>issue for as long as you like, or we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>switch topics. So I'm gonna go to Stacy, who is

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<v Speaker 2>kind enough to hold on through the newscast. Hey, Stacy,

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<v Speaker 2>what's your thought on the cannabis cafes in California. You know,

667
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<v Speaker 2>whatever happens in California eventually comes to Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 11>Really, but i'd like to I'm not getting off topic,

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<v Speaker 11>but I do want to mention that the medical marijuana

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<v Speaker 11>those places, there's only two right now that I know

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<v Speaker 11>of in Massachusetts, Meta and Brookline opened in twenty sixteen

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<v Speaker 11>for medical and I think you know, I have multiple sclerosis.

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<v Speaker 11>If I didn't smoke medical marijuana, my lesions are in

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<v Speaker 11>the front of my brain that affect my cognitive functioning,

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<v Speaker 11>and I wouldn't be able to focus and get anything done.

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<v Speaker 11>Nineteen it went to recreation and now there're a dime

677
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<v Speaker 11>a dozen. What they're doing is they're all selling everybody

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<v Speaker 11>else's product, but there's no medical anymore because the compliance

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<v Speaker 11>is so difficult.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so what are you telling me? Okay, what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>hearing you say, correct me if I'm wrong, is that

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<v Speaker 2>the legitimate need for people like yourself who had a

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<v Speaker 2>medical need that was used by the medical by the

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<v Speaker 2>marijuana community as sort of the way to open the door.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that the door is opened, anybody in Massachusetts could

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<v Speaker 2>buy it. Anybody in Massachusetts, you know a certain age

687
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<v Speaker 2>could use it. But folks like yourself who are in

688
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<v Speaker 2>need of it, access for you is now tougher that

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<v Speaker 2>it was when it first started. It sounds like what

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<v Speaker 2>you're telling me is that correct?

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<v Speaker 11>And to say that it is correct as a disabled person,

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<v Speaker 11>we don't pay taxes on medical marijuana if.

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<v Speaker 7>You have a card.

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<v Speaker 11>What the disservices with recreation is the young kids that

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<v Speaker 11>think they can go when they become a certain age

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<v Speaker 11>and they're just smoking pot. I get it recreationally. I

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<v Speaker 11>mean I grew up in the day when we smoked

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<v Speaker 11>one hundred percent pc and didn't care where it came from.

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<v Speaker 11>Now I'm very careful about the medical marijuana. I know

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<v Speaker 11>what works for me, and I know it doesn't. And

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<v Speaker 11>it's so frustrating to go to a recreational place having

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<v Speaker 11>to pay more than you should and not get the

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<v Speaker 11>product you want.

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<v Speaker 2>So why why have they eliminated the medical marijuana dispensaries?

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<v Speaker 2>Why they too?

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<v Speaker 11>Why have The question is why have that they not

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<v Speaker 11>opened more medical dispensaries? And the reason being is so

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<v Speaker 11>I'll tell you getting a license for that through compliance,

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<v Speaker 11>through the Mass Commission, whatever it is, is very very difficult,

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<v Speaker 11>very difficult. And the fact that there were two recreations

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<v Speaker 11>marijuana has opened across the street from each other. I

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<v Speaker 11>think it was in Quinsy is outrageous.

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<v Speaker 7>You know.

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<v Speaker 11>It makes people like us who require medical marijuana to

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<v Speaker 11>go through their product figure out what's in it? Is

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<v Speaker 11>it going to help me? It's just so much more

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<v Speaker 11>research than when you know what works in the medical.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly well, well, you know, I have all the empathy

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<v Speaker 2>in the world for anybody like yourself, Stacy. In effect,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the medical marijuana should be able to

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<v Speaker 2>even if you have to have the type that you

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<v Speaker 2>need in your doctor's office. I mean that that's you're

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<v Speaker 2>the folks who truly have a need for it. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not some twenty one year old who wants to get

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<v Speaker 2>stoned on Friday night with his friends and watch the

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<v Speaker 2>Three Stooges on TV.

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<v Speaker 11>You know, I mean, oh, exactly exactly. And it really

728
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<v Speaker 11>you know, there's veterans out there that help, there's you know,

729
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<v Speaker 11>the lines were out the door when it first came

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<v Speaker 11>up medical and now the recreational is exactly what it is,

731
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<v Speaker 11>and we've kind of fallen by the wayside.

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<v Speaker 2>Because unfortunately you were the You were the folks who

733
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<v Speaker 2>kind of opened the door, and there were a whole

734
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<v Speaker 2>bunch of people standing behind you who kind of have

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<v Speaker 2>trampled over you.

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<v Speaker 7>People. I'm sorry for people who requiet it.

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<v Speaker 11>Netta taught me everything I know.

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<v Speaker 7>It was so foreign to me.

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<v Speaker 11>But you really, for medical purposes, you have to do

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<v Speaker 11>your research on the certain ones that make you more

741
00:43:30.599 --> 00:43:34.480
<v Speaker 11>aggressive than the others. And now again having to go

742
00:43:34.559 --> 00:43:38.960
<v Speaker 11>to a recreational and ask the question, learning it all

743
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<v Speaker 11>over again is just I wish they would turn around

744
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<v Speaker 11>and just go back and start.

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<v Speaker 7>Well.

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<v Speaker 11>The other reason that I think is very, very common

747
00:43:48.119 --> 00:43:55.199
<v Speaker 11>is corporate corporations are buying the recreational facilities and they're

748
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<v Speaker 11>trying to run them.

749
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<v Speaker 7>Like corporate and you can't.

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<v Speaker 11>It's a marijuana interest. They don't wear three piece suits

751
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<v Speaker 11>and tight shirts and all that. It's the marijuana industry.

752
00:44:06.480 --> 00:44:08.440
<v Speaker 11>And I've seen that in so many places that have

753
00:44:08.559 --> 00:44:11.920
<v Speaker 11>gone downhill because people are buying it as an investment,

754
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<v Speaker 11>not really sharing.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think, all right, Stacy, best of luck. I

756
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<v Speaker 2>wish I had it. I wish I had an answer

757
00:44:18.920 --> 00:44:22.079
<v Speaker 2>for you. I don't, but I think you know that

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<v Speaker 2>that here in Massachusetts, we could we we could certainly

759
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<v Speaker 2>do better, uh in Massachusetts than in terms of serving

760
00:44:30.840 --> 00:44:33.840
<v Speaker 2>folks who really have a need for it. They're more concerned.

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00:44:34.440 --> 00:44:37.199
<v Speaker 2>The folks who really have a need is a small subset.

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00:44:37.559 --> 00:44:38.960
<v Speaker 2>So what they want to do is they want to

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<v Speaker 2>they use you guys to get it going, and now

764
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<v Speaker 2>you're getting pushed out of the way, which is just

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00:44:44.039 --> 00:44:47.199
<v Speaker 2>dead wrong. Stacy, thank you for calling. Okay, and best

766
00:44:47.239 --> 00:44:51.360
<v Speaker 2>of luck with your your your your diagnosis, your condition,

767
00:44:51.760 --> 00:44:53.920
<v Speaker 2>and hopefully we can get it back on track.

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<v Speaker 11>And I mean that honestly, so thank you Dean.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, thanks Stacy talking to him. Good night. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>we come back. A couple of things here. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to change topics. A couple of things. One tomorrow night

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00:45:08.079 --> 00:45:10.320
<v Speaker 2>we got the big vice presidential debate, the one and

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<v Speaker 2>only vice presidential debate. We didn't realize at the design,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was only going to be the one and

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00:45:15.360 --> 00:45:20.239
<v Speaker 2>only Trump Harris debate. Back it was it September tenth,

776
00:45:20.320 --> 00:45:22.079
<v Speaker 2>I think yeah, I think it was. It's been a while.

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00:45:23.199 --> 00:45:27.039
<v Speaker 2>The one and only vice presidential debate is tomorrow night.

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00:45:27.679 --> 00:45:29.920
<v Speaker 2>You will be able to hear it in its entirety

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<v Speaker 2>here on WBZ at eight o'clock, we'll do an hour

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<v Speaker 2>on these two candidates and try to get your sense

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<v Speaker 2>as to what you expect. I think it's very interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Normally the vice presidential debates aren't particularly interesting. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's a very big contrast between Senator Vans of Ohio

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<v Speaker 2>and Governor Walds of Minnesota, and we'll talk about that

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow night. What I do want to do, however, is

786
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<v Speaker 2>share with you. And I know some of you are

787
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<v Speaker 2>going to be happy and some of you are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be upset. There's a new NBC Heart Research Associates

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<v Speaker 2>Public Relations opinion poll public opinion strategies, and I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to break down the internals in the poll. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>particularly care what the poll says, but when you know

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<v Speaker 2>how to read polls, and I think I'm able to

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<v Speaker 2>read them, and I think I'll be able to convince

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<v Speaker 2>you in this poll that this is not good news

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<v Speaker 2>for Donald Trump in my opinion. If the election were

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<v Speaker 2>held today today, today's September thirtieth, we still have the

797
00:46:41.159 --> 00:46:46.079
<v Speaker 2>month of October and then the election is on November fifth.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're talking about the election now is thirty seven

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<v Speaker 2>days away. If the election were held today, say hello

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<v Speaker 2>to President Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris, I just I will,

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<v Speaker 2>I will, I think convince you. You may not be

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<v Speaker 2>happy with the numbers, but I'm going to run the

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<v Speaker 2>numbers by you and I want to get your reaction

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00:47:06.639 --> 00:47:08.440
<v Speaker 2>to them. We'll take a break if you'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>jump on board early and dispute the numbers. The numbers

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<v Speaker 2>are what they are six, one, seven, two, five, four,

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<v Speaker 2>ten thirty six one seven, nine, three, one, ten thirty

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<v Speaker 2>Back on night Side