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Cannabis bud wedding cake decorations were on display. \u003ccite>(Alyssa Jeong Perry/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649385\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649385\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A sample cannabis-themed table setting at the Cannabis Wedding Expo. From edibles to the plates people will eat off of, vendors offered a myriad array of products. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-7-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sample cannabis-themed table setting at the Cannabis Wedding Expo. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I’m definitely getting a lot of interest since legalization,\" said Grace Kajimura, an event planner who has experience setting up edibles bar. She says she's already booked two weddings this year with cannabis elements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Arabella McCreary owns and operates Pink Turtle Shoppe in Tracy. She says she's seen an increase in wedding orders for cookies and ice cream sandwiches infused with cannabidiol (CBD) and THC in the last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There has been a lot of interest and a lot of inquiries in the past month of people who are really interested in having it because it’s a little more open and accepted,\" McCreary said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11649382\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-10-e1518383739243.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11649382\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/02/Image-uploaded-from-iOS-10-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"The Cannabis Wedding Expo took place San Francisco Sunday, highlighting the multitude of customizable options now on the market. 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"content": "\u003cp>In the 1930s, parents across the U.S. were panicked. A new film, “Reefer Madness,” suggested that evil marijuana dealers lurked in public schools, waiting to entice their children into a life of crime and degeneracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The propaganda film captured the essence of the anti-marijuana campaign started by Harry Anslinger, a government employee eager to make a name for himself after Prohibition ended. Ansligner’s campaign demonized marijuana as \u003ca href=\"https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Inciardi-War-on-Drugs-IV-The-Continuing-Saga-of-the-Mysteries-and-Miseries-of-Intoxication-Addiction-Crime-and-Public-Policy-4th-Edition/PGM294306.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a dangerous drug\u003c/a>, playing on the racist attitudes of white Americans in the early 20th century and stoking fears of marijuana as an “assassin of youth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the decades, there’s been a general trend toward greater social acceptance of marijuana by a more educated society, seeing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/issues/mass-incarceration/smart-justice/war-marijuana-black-and-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harm caused\u003c/a> by the prohibition of marijuana. But then, on Jan. 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-update-marijuana-enforcement-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Obama-era memorandum\u003c/a> suggesting federal agents should let states regulate control of marijuana and focus their efforts on other drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Re-criminalizing marijuana in light of current research findings, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520293472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my own research of more than 15 years\u003c/a>, makes Sessions’ proposed crackdown on legal marijuana look worse than reefer madness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers like myself, who regularly talk with people who are actively using hard drugs, know that legal cannabis can actually \u003ca href=\"http://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reduce the harmful effects\u003c/a> of other drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/embed/sbjHOBJzhb0\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Reefer madness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Re-criminalizing marijuana is a decision that makes little sense unless we consider the motives. History can shed some light here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Media mogul William Randolph Hearst supported \u003ca href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.1984.9967643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the criminalization of marijuana\u003c/a>, in part because Hearst’s paper-producing companies were being replaced by hemp. Likewise, DuPont’s investment in nylon was threatened by hemp products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anslinger’s tactics included \u003ca href=\"https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ctp/The_New_Jim_Crow.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racist accusations\u003c/a> linking marijuana to Mexican immigrants. His campaign included stories of urban black men who enticed young white women to become sex-crazed and instantly addicted to marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anslinger’s campaign succeeded beyond his aims. His fearmongering was based more on fiction than on facts, but it made him head of the Bureau of Narcotics for 30 years. The social construction of cannabis as one of the most dangerous drugs was completed in 1970, when marijuana was classified as \u003ca href=\"https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/ds.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Schedule I drug\u003c/a> under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it had high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Almost 50 years later, the classification remains and Anslinger’s views endure among many policymakers and Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Spurious relationships\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, marijuana critics often cite studies that show a connection between marijuana use and a host of negative outcomes, like use of harder drugs, criminality and lower IQ. Anslinger used the same tactics to incite fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a correlation does not mean a causation. Some of these studies used flawed scientific methods or relied on false assumptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11647333\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11647333 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw.jpg\" alt=\"Antique advertisement warning about dangers of marijuana\" width=\"1000\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-160x118.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-800x590.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-960x708.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-240x177.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-375x276.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-520x383.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1935 U.S. government advertisement warning about dangers associated with marijuana. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://origins.osu.edu/article/43/images\">origins.osu.edu\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One popular myth, which started in Ansligner’s campaign and continues today, is that marijuana is a gateway to heroin and other opioids. Despite \u003ca href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00280.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research dispelling this as a causal connection\u003c/a>, opponents of marijuana legalization continue to call marijuana a \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/why-are-politicians-still-referring-to-marijuana-as-a-gateway-drug-39348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“gateway drug.” \u003c/a>Studies on the brains of long-term marijuana users suggested a link between marijuana use and lower IQ. But later investigation showed that low IQ might actually be caused by smaller orbitofrontal cortices in the brains of children. Children with smaller prefrontal cortices are significantly \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/long-term-marijuana-use-effects-on-the-brain-2014-11/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more likely to start using marijuana early in life\u003c/a> than those with larger prefrontal cortices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One well-designed study that looked at marijuana use and brain development on adolescent twins over 10 years found no measurable link between \u003ca href=\"http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/twins-study-finds-no-evidence-marijuana-lowers-iq-teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana use and lower IQ\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a review of \u003ca href=\"https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60 studies on medical marijuana\u003c/a>, over 63 percent found positive effects for debilitating diseases – such as multiple sclerosis, bipolar disorder, Parkinson’s disease and pain – while less than 8 percent found negative health effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most harmful effect of criminalizing marijuana may not be its restriction on medical uses, but its devastating cost to American society, which experienced a \u003ca href=\"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/10/cory-booker/how-war-drugs-affected-incarceration-rates/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">500 percent increase in incarceration due to the war on drugs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Portugal Experiment\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The tragedy in this policy is that decriminalizing drugs has shown to lower drug use – not increase it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2000, Portugal had one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radical-drugs-policy-is-working-why-hasnt-the-world-copied-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worst drug problems in Europe\u003c/a>. Then, in 2001, a new drug policy decriminalized all drugs. Drug control was taken out of the criminal justice system and put under the Ministry of Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/drug-decriminalization-portugal-lessons-creating-fair-successful-drug-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five years after Portugal’s decriminalization\u003c/a>, drug use by young people was down. Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 18, for example, were 27.6 percent less likely to use drugs. What’s more, the number of people going to treatment went up, while drug-related deaths decreased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen years later, Portugal still had lower rates of heroin and cocaine seizures, and \u003ca href=\"http://hdl.handle.net/10419/170879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lower rates of drug-related deaths\u003c/a>, compared to the rest of Europe. Cannabis use in Portugal is now the lowest among all European countries. Moreover, Portugal’s policy change contributed to a reduced number of drug addicts with HIV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “Portugal Experiment” shows what happens when we take an honest look at a serious societal drug issue. Taking a tactic used by Anslinger, opponents of marijuana legalization claim it will lead to more use by young people. However, in states that legalized medical marijuana, \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2017.1389801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use by young people\u003c/a> did not increase or even went down. Recent data show that use of marijuana by teens decreased even in states that \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/21/one-of-the-greatest-fears-about-legalizing-marijuana-has-so-far-failed-to-happen/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legalized marijuana for recreational use\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the U.S. battles an \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/the-opioid-epidemic-in-6-charts-81601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opioid epidemic\u003c/a>, states where marijuana is legal have seen \u003ca href=\"http://www.nber.org/papers/w21345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fewer deaths from opioid overdose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More studies are finding medical marijuana patients were using marijuana as \u003ca href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.01.011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a substitute for pain pills\u003c/a>. After a medical marijuana law was passed, \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use of prescription medication\u003c/a> for which marijuana could serve as a clinical alternative fell significantly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faced with a deadly opioid epidemic, more of the medical establishment is beginning to acknowledge the potential of marijuana as a \u003ca href=\"http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.13677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safer therapy for pain than opioids\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Listening to those who are suffering\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/women-on-ice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my own field research\u003c/a>, I’ve conducted hundreds of interviews with people who used heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other really dangerous drugs. Most of them used drugs to address \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520293472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social isolation, and emotional or physical pain, which led to addiction\u003c/a>. They often told me that they used marijuana to help them stop using more problematic drugs or to reduce the side effects of withdrawing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a lot of ways, that was my sanity,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4283845/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a young man\u003c/a> who had stopped all drugs but cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marijuana became \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2011.566654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a gateway out\u003c/a> of heroin, cocaine, crack and other more deadly drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Institute of Medicine released a report in 1999 suggesting the development of \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20170424-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medically useful cannabinoid-based drugs\u003c/a>, the American Medical Association has largely ignored or dismissed subsequent studies on the benefits of cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, \u003ca href=\"http://www.governing.com/gov-data/state-marijuana-laws-map-medical-recreational.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in many states\u003c/a>, people can use marijuana to treat illnesses and pain, reduce withdrawal symptoms and combat cravings for more addictive drugs. They can also choose to use cannabis oil or a variety of \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042615580991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthier ways than smoking for consuming cannabis\u003c/a>. This freedom may be jeopardized by a return to criminal marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Worse than ‘Reefer Madness’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Almost a century after Anslinger’s campaign, “Reefer Madness” is \u003ca href=\"http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_54e46818-95d2-5f18-83b8-8e312714f832.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mocked in the media\u003c/a> for its flagrant propaganda, and Anslinger’s influence on drug policy \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-anslinger-the-man-behind-the-marijuana-ban/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is shown as an example of government corruption\u003c/a>. The ignorance and naiveté of “Reefer Madness” is seen as a bygone era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So we have to ask, what kind of people want to re-criminalize cannabis today? What are their motives? Who profits from continuing to incarcerate people for using marijuana? Whose power will be diminished when a drug that has so many health benefits is provided without a prescription? \u003cimg src=\"https://counter.theconversation.com/content/89821/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/profiles/miriam-boeri-144873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miriam Boeri\u003c/a> is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bentley University. This article was originally published on \u003ca href=\"http://theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In the 1930s, parents across the U.S. were panicked. A new film, “Reefer Madness,” suggested that evil marijuana dealers lurked in public schools, waiting to entice their children into a life of crime and degeneracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The propaganda film captured the essence of the anti-marijuana campaign started by Harry Anslinger, a government employee eager to make a name for himself after Prohibition ended. Ansligner’s campaign demonized marijuana as \u003ca href=\"https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Inciardi-War-on-Drugs-IV-The-Continuing-Saga-of-the-Mysteries-and-Miseries-of-Intoxication-Addiction-Crime-and-Public-Policy-4th-Edition/PGM294306.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a dangerous drug\u003c/a>, playing on the racist attitudes of white Americans in the early 20th century and stoking fears of marijuana as an “assassin of youth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the decades, there’s been a general trend toward greater social acceptance of marijuana by a more educated society, seeing the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/issues/mass-incarceration/smart-justice/war-marijuana-black-and-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harm caused\u003c/a> by the prohibition of marijuana. But then, on Jan. 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded \u003ca href=\"https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-update-marijuana-enforcement-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an Obama-era memorandum\u003c/a> suggesting federal agents should let states regulate control of marijuana and focus their efforts on other drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Re-criminalizing marijuana in light of current research findings, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520293472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my own research of more than 15 years\u003c/a>, makes Sessions’ proposed crackdown on legal marijuana look worse than reefer madness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers like myself, who regularly talk with people who are actively using hard drugs, know that legal cannabis can actually \u003ca href=\"http://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reduce the harmful effects\u003c/a> of other drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/sbjHOBJzhb0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/sbjHOBJzhb0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>Reefer madness\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Re-criminalizing marijuana is a decision that makes little sense unless we consider the motives. History can shed some light here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Media mogul William Randolph Hearst supported \u003ca href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.1984.9967643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the criminalization of marijuana\u003c/a>, in part because Hearst’s paper-producing companies were being replaced by hemp. Likewise, DuPont’s investment in nylon was threatened by hemp products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anslinger’s tactics included \u003ca href=\"https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ctp/The_New_Jim_Crow.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racist accusations\u003c/a> linking marijuana to Mexican immigrants. His campaign included stories of urban black men who enticed young white women to become sex-crazed and instantly addicted to marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anslinger’s campaign succeeded beyond his aims. His fearmongering was based more on fiction than on facts, but it made him head of the Bureau of Narcotics for 30 years. The social construction of cannabis as one of the most dangerous drugs was completed in 1970, when marijuana was classified as \u003ca href=\"https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/ds.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Schedule I drug\u003c/a> under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it had high potential for abuse and no acceptable medical use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Almost 50 years later, the classification remains and Anslinger’s views endure among many policymakers and Americans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Spurious relationships\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Today, marijuana critics often cite studies that show a connection between marijuana use and a host of negative outcomes, like use of harder drugs, criminality and lower IQ. Anslinger used the same tactics to incite fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a correlation does not mean a causation. Some of these studies used flawed scientific methods or relied on false assumptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11647333\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11647333 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw.jpg\" alt=\"Antique advertisement warning about dangers of marijuana\" width=\"1000\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw.jpg 1000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-160x118.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-800x590.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-960x708.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-240x177.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-375x276.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/reefer2-file-20180112-101514-1knb8dw-520x383.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1935 U.S. government advertisement warning about dangers associated with marijuana. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"https://origins.osu.edu/article/43/images\">origins.osu.edu\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One popular myth, which started in Ansligner’s campaign and continues today, is that marijuana is a gateway to heroin and other opioids. Despite \u003ca href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00280.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research dispelling this as a causal connection\u003c/a>, opponents of marijuana legalization continue to call marijuana a \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/why-are-politicians-still-referring-to-marijuana-as-a-gateway-drug-39348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“gateway drug.” \u003c/a>Studies on the brains of long-term marijuana users suggested a link between marijuana use and lower IQ. But later investigation showed that low IQ might actually be caused by smaller orbitofrontal cortices in the brains of children. Children with smaller prefrontal cortices are significantly \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/long-term-marijuana-use-effects-on-the-brain-2014-11/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more likely to start using marijuana early in life\u003c/a> than those with larger prefrontal cortices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One well-designed study that looked at marijuana use and brain development on adolescent twins over 10 years found no measurable link between \u003ca href=\"http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/twins-study-finds-no-evidence-marijuana-lowers-iq-teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana use and lower IQ\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a review of \u003ca href=\"https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">60 studies on medical marijuana\u003c/a>, over 63 percent found positive effects for debilitating diseases – such as multiple sclerosis, bipolar disorder, Parkinson’s disease and pain – while less than 8 percent found negative health effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most harmful effect of criminalizing marijuana may not be its restriction on medical uses, but its devastating cost to American society, which experienced a \u003ca href=\"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/10/cory-booker/how-war-drugs-affected-incarceration-rates/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">500 percent increase in incarceration due to the war on drugs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Portugal Experiment\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The tragedy in this policy is that decriminalizing drugs has shown to lower drug use – not increase it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2000, Portugal had one of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radical-drugs-policy-is-working-why-hasnt-the-world-copied-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worst drug problems in Europe\u003c/a>. Then, in 2001, a new drug policy decriminalized all drugs. Drug control was taken out of the criminal justice system and put under the Ministry of Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/drug-decriminalization-portugal-lessons-creating-fair-successful-drug-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five years after Portugal’s decriminalization\u003c/a>, drug use by young people was down. Teenagers between the ages of 16 and 18, for example, were 27.6 percent less likely to use drugs. What’s more, the number of people going to treatment went up, while drug-related deaths decreased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen years later, Portugal still had lower rates of heroin and cocaine seizures, and \u003ca href=\"http://hdl.handle.net/10419/170879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lower rates of drug-related deaths\u003c/a>, compared to the rest of Europe. Cannabis use in Portugal is now the lowest among all European countries. Moreover, Portugal’s policy change contributed to a reduced number of drug addicts with HIV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The “Portugal Experiment” shows what happens when we take an honest look at a serious societal drug issue. Taking a tactic used by Anslinger, opponents of marijuana legalization claim it will lead to more use by young people. However, in states that legalized medical marijuana, \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2017.1389801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use by young people\u003c/a> did not increase or even went down. Recent data show that use of marijuana by teens decreased even in states that \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/21/one-of-the-greatest-fears-about-legalizing-marijuana-has-so-far-failed-to-happen/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legalized marijuana for recreational use\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the U.S. battles an \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/the-opioid-epidemic-in-6-charts-81601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opioid epidemic\u003c/a>, states where marijuana is legal have seen \u003ca href=\"http://www.nber.org/papers/w21345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fewer deaths from opioid overdose\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More studies are finding medical marijuana patients were using marijuana as \u003ca href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.01.011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a substitute for pain pills\u003c/a>. After a medical marijuana law was passed, \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use of prescription medication\u003c/a> for which marijuana could serve as a clinical alternative fell significantly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Faced with a deadly opioid epidemic, more of the medical establishment is beginning to acknowledge the potential of marijuana as a \u003ca href=\"http://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.13677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safer therapy for pain than opioids\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Listening to those who are suffering\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"http://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/women-on-ice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my own field research\u003c/a>, I’ve conducted hundreds of interviews with people who used heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other really dangerous drugs. Most of them used drugs to address \u003ca href=\"https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520293472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social isolation, and emotional or physical pain, which led to addiction\u003c/a>. They often told me that they used marijuana to help them stop using more problematic drugs or to reduce the side effects of withdrawing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In a lot of ways, that was my sanity,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4283845/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a young man\u003c/a> who had stopped all drugs but cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marijuana became \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2011.566654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a gateway out\u003c/a> of heroin, cocaine, crack and other more deadly drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the Institute of Medicine released a report in 1999 suggesting the development of \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20170424-01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medically useful cannabinoid-based drugs\u003c/a>, the American Medical Association has largely ignored or dismissed subsequent studies on the benefits of cannabis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, \u003ca href=\"http://www.governing.com/gov-data/state-marijuana-laws-map-medical-recreational.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in many states\u003c/a>, people can use marijuana to treat illnesses and pain, reduce withdrawal symptoms and combat cravings for more addictive drugs. They can also choose to use cannabis oil or a variety of \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042615580991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthier ways than smoking for consuming cannabis\u003c/a>. This freedom may be jeopardized by a return to criminal marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Worse than ‘Reefer Madness’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Almost a century after Anslinger’s campaign, “Reefer Madness” is \u003ca href=\"http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archives/article_54e46818-95d2-5f18-83b8-8e312714f832.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mocked in the media\u003c/a> for its flagrant propaganda, and Anslinger’s influence on drug policy \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-anslinger-the-man-behind-the-marijuana-ban/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is shown as an example of government corruption\u003c/a>. The ignorance and naiveté of “Reefer Madness” is seen as a bygone era.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So we have to ask, what kind of people want to re-criminalize cannabis today? What are their motives? Who profits from continuing to incarcerate people for using marijuana? Whose power will be diminished when a drug that has so many health benefits is provided without a prescription? \u003cimg src=\"https://counter.theconversation.com/content/89821/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On Jan. 1 California will become the sixth state, and the largest, to allow adults 21 and older to \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_64,_Marijuana_Legalization_(2016)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy cannabis\u003c/a> at licensed retailers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-election-day-2016-proposition-64-marijuana-1478281845-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voters passed Proposition 64\u003c/a> in November 2016, and the state has been rushing to get regulations in place. State licensing started in December.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-marijuana-qa-20171225-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lori Ajax\u003c/a> is chief of California’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.bcc.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Cannabis Control\u003c/a>, which is taking the lead on developing marijuana regulations. The state has the final say on who is licensed to grow, manufacture, sell, test and distribute cannabis products. While California isn’t the first state to legalize marijuana, Ajax says it presents unique challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just the sheer size and geographics of this state makes it a little bit more complicated,\" she says. \"And also having to deal with so many different cities and counties.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least one astute observer of California's cannabis industry thinks the state is doing pretty well so far. David Downs runs \u003ca href=\"http://www.greenstate.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenstate.com\u003c/a> for the San Francisco Chronicle. He’s also the newspaper’s cannabis editor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I gotta say the state is kind of slaying it right now,\" he says. \"They’re doing an amazing job.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downs says the state wasn’t obligated to begin issuing licenses until January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Bureau of Cannabis Control started issuing those licenses mid-December,\" he says. \"And that kind of took everybody by surprise.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where you live in California will determine how big a change you'll see come New Year’s Day. That’s because the law allows individual municipalities to either license or ban cannabis businesses, and a number of California cities are taking a wait-and-see approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tim Cromartie is with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cacities.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">League of California Cities\u003c/a>. He says communities are all over the map. Some allow cultivation, but not retail. Others will allow cannabis delivery operations, but not storefronts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Generally I think it’s true that the coastal cities are more inclined to allow some form of at least one or two of the licensed activities,\" he says. \"And as you get further inland, folks are more likely to embrace bans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of those bans might disappear if tax revenue starts coming in as projected. The industry is expected to bring in billions in tax dollars every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The profit potential is drawing a lot of new entrepreneurs as well. Chris Russell is with a financial management firm that caters specifically to pot businesses. It’s called \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiacannabiscpa.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Cannabis CPA\u003c/a>. He says that since marijuana is still against federal law, most banks won’t work with businesses. That means the industry largely runs on cash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you understand as an operator that you brought in $10,000 in sales on a given day, and you’re only showing $9,000 of it cash, well, you better figure out where that is and who’s got their hands on it,” Russell says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Justice generally took a hands-off approach to states legalizing marijuana. It’s not yet clear whether President Trump’s DOJ will step up enforcement. Still, Russell says rather than being worried about federal pot shop raids, business owners should be more concerned about the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Staying current on tax compliance and tax law is going to be very important for our operators,\" Russell says. \"Since we’re already in a gray area, if you will, with the federal government, the last thing you want to do is run afoul of some tax law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there will be a lot of taxes to consider. There’s a state excise tax, a cultivation tax, sales and business taxes. That could add up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/30/high-taxes-could-drive-up-marijuana-prices-and-bolster-the-black-market-in-california-analysis-says/?utm_term=.b7d059cbd313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45 percent in some parts of the state\u003c/a>. The tax rates are so high there’s some concern customers will just stick with the black market. Hezekiah Allen of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.calgrowersassociation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Growers Association\u003c/a> says that means the vitality of legal recreational pot isn’t guaranteed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s tens of thousands of businesses currently operating,\" Allen says. \"And the success of the program is really going to depend on how well the state can either attract those businesses to participate and comply with the regulations or enforce and get rid of the folks who aren’t complying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials don’t expect illegal pot sales to go away overnight, but say that eventually the regulated market will become the norm.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I gotta say the state is kind of slaying it right now,\" he says. \"They’re doing an amazing job.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downs says the state wasn’t obligated to begin issuing licenses until January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Bureau of Cannabis Control started issuing those licenses mid-December,\" he says. \"And that kind of took everybody by surprise.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where you live in California will determine how big a change you'll see come New Year’s Day. That’s because the law allows individual municipalities to either license or ban cannabis businesses, and a number of California cities are taking a wait-and-see approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tim Cromartie is with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cacities.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">League of California Cities\u003c/a>. He says communities are all over the map. Some allow cultivation, but not retail. Others will allow cannabis delivery operations, but not storefronts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Generally I think it’s true that the coastal cities are more inclined to allow some form of at least one or two of the licensed activities,\" he says. \"And as you get further inland, folks are more likely to embrace bans.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of those bans might disappear if tax revenue starts coming in as projected. The industry is expected to bring in billions in tax dollars every year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The profit potential is drawing a lot of new entrepreneurs as well. Chris Russell is with a financial management firm that caters specifically to pot businesses. It’s called \u003ca href=\"https://www.californiacannabiscpa.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Cannabis CPA\u003c/a>. He says that since marijuana is still against federal law, most banks won’t work with businesses. That means the industry largely runs on cash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you understand as an operator that you brought in $10,000 in sales on a given day, and you’re only showing $9,000 of it cash, well, you better figure out where that is and who’s got their hands on it,” Russell says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Justice generally took a hands-off approach to states legalizing marijuana. It’s not yet clear whether President Trump’s DOJ will step up enforcement. Still, Russell says rather than being worried about federal pot shop raids, business owners should be more concerned about the IRS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Staying current on tax compliance and tax law is going to be very important for our operators,\" Russell says. \"Since we’re already in a gray area, if you will, with the federal government, the last thing you want to do is run afoul of some tax law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And there will be a lot of taxes to consider. There’s a state excise tax, a cultivation tax, sales and business taxes. That could add up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/30/high-taxes-could-drive-up-marijuana-prices-and-bolster-the-black-market-in-california-analysis-says/?utm_term=.b7d059cbd313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45 percent in some parts of the state\u003c/a>. The tax rates are so high there’s some concern customers will just stick with the black market. Hezekiah Allen of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.calgrowersassociation.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Growers Association\u003c/a> says that means the vitality of legal recreational pot isn’t guaranteed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s tens of thousands of businesses currently operating,\" Allen says. \"And the success of the program is really going to depend on how well the state can either attract those businesses to participate and comply with the regulations or enforce and get rid of the folks who aren’t complying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials don’t expect illegal pot sales to go away overnight, but say that eventually the regulated market will become the norm.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Proponents of legal cannabis are definitely ready to celebrate this New Year’s. Starting Jan. 1, adult lovers of the plant will be able to start buying it in licensed retail outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can count among them Steve DeAngelo. He has long been a pioneer in the cannabis industry, though he couldn’t have guessed how things would turn out when he bought his first “nickel bag” of weed at age 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I rolled it into six joints. I sold each joint for a dollar,” he recalled. “I made $1 profit, a 20 percent margin on that transaction. I did it again until I could buy a whole ounce of cannabis. The ounces turned into pounds and the pounds turned into … well … lots bigger quantities than that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2017/12/WattHarborside2way.mp3\" title=\"Harborside's Cannabis Pioneer Primed for New Customers\" program=\"KQED News\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS25526_GettyImages-542220918-qut.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DeAngelo is now the executive director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.shopharborside.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harborside\u003c/a> — one of the Bay Area’s largest medical cannabis dispensaries, with facilities in Oakland and San Jose. He’s also co-founder and president of \u003ca href=\"https://arcviewgroup.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The ArcView Group\u003c/a>, a cannabis investment network. A year ago, shortly after California voters passed \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_64,_Marijuana_Legalization_(2016)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proposition 64\u003c/a> and legalized recreational marijuana use for adults, ArcView and \u003ca href=\"https://newfrontierdata.com/annualreport2017/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Frontier Data\u003c/a> estimated California’s legal marijuana market would reach $7.6 billion by 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vibe at Harborside’s facility on Oakland’s Embarcadero is a cross between nature museum and Apple Store. Its storeroom is big and open, with lots of light, lots of wood and lots of plants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With his signature braided ponytails, DeAngelo chats up what he calls “my phenomenal, super knowledgeable, ultra-friendly, smiling staff,” as well as the security crew outside that makes sure nobody enters without a medical marijuana card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been open for 11 years and not one incident,” DeAngelo said. He explained that security has been important because marijuana has been a cash business. Cannabis is still illegal under federal law and there are restrictions on the use of credit cards. “We have a high-value product. We have a lot of people coming in and out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Come Jan. 1, that medical marijuana card won’t really be necessary for entry here. Only an ID proving you’re 21 years old will be required.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It will be a day of joy and celebration for millions and millions of people,” DeAngelo said. “Every single dispensary in the state of California that is able to serve adults is going to have lines around the block because there is a huge pent-up desire among people to be able to purchase cannabis legally.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harborside is preparing for this significant change. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.shopharborside.com/adult-use-regs.html\">FAQ page\u003c/a> tells visitors to its site that on Jan. 1, the Oakland location will be open at 6 a.m., with the first 100 in line receiving gifts and prizes. DeAngelo talked about a “try-it-before-you-buy-it” offer he’s ready to make to “customers,” whom until now he has called “patients.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as an industry insider, DeAngelo knows of other oncoming changes he believes many people — and local governments — aren’t ready for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This change is going to be pretty traumatic and disruptive for the existing cannabis industry,” he warned. “There are a lot of new requirements that many people, especially small growers, aren’t really even aware of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/10/29/confusion-coming-with-state-marijuana-regulations/\">confusion\u003c/a> will surround licenses for growers, distributors and sellers, he said. DeAngelo pointed out that before sellers or dispensaries can apply for a state license to serve adult users, they must have a license issued from their local jurisdiction, and many local jurisdictions haven’t issued those licenses yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We estimate that only 30 percent of jurisdictions are going to be ready to allow adults to come into dispensaries legally on Jan. 1,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A significant change the cannabis consumer should brace for: taxes. Since California is legalizing marijuana, it’s natural the state will take its cut. The state levy will be 15 percent, but local governments are piling on, too. Medical cannabis patients will be able to get some \u003ca href=\"https://www.boe.ca.gov/news/2016/92-16-G.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exemptions\u003c/a> from sales taxes, but they will need a medical marijuana identification card issued by the California Department of Public Health, not just a doctor’s note.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Harborside is currently offering discounts on products and doesn’t fail to point this out. One of the first banners on its website admonishes customers to “STOCK UP BEFORE TAXES GO UP.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Adults can now legally buy recreational cannabis in California, but there’s no standard for how much marijuana you can have in your system and get behind the wheel. The law simply says you can’t drive while impaired. So is it possible to test if someone is too high to drive?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meg Schwarzman used to bike through the intersection of Bancroft and Fulton in Berkeley almost every day. Then last February, she was in a crash that almost killed her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She had an 11-month-old baby at home, and she was being an especially careful biker. She was wearing a dayglo green jacket and a new helmet over her curly hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schwarzman says she reached the intersection, when a driver “ran over me from behind, trapping me under the car, and dragging me 60 feet across the intersection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The driver was a medical cannabis user. He told police he had smoked shortly before getting in the car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He actually was high enough he didn’t know he’d hit me,” says Schwarzman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638140\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-1020x577.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-960x543.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meg Schwarzman stands at the Berkeley intersection where she was hit by a medical cannabis user, which now features more protections for bikers. \u003ccite>(Eli Wirtschafter/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Firefighters pulled her out from under the car just in time to save her life. She had 20 broken ribs, two collapsed lungs, a lacerated liver, and fractures in her pelvis and her skull.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’d called in the fatal accident investigation team,” she recounts. “They didn’t expect me to survive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schwarzman recovered completely, apart from some serious scars. But she’s worried that as marijuana is legalized, there will be more stoned drivers on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have some deterrence with alcohol in that we have breathalyzer tests and legal consequences,” says Schwarzman. “There are legal consequences for driving high also, but there aren’t good tests for it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why a Blood Test for Marijuana Isn’t so Simple\u003c/h2>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11638148\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Where will recreational marijuana be available on Jan. 1?\u003c/strong> Not all cities have decided to allow adult-use marijuana in their backyard, and even those that have may not have all the necessary licensing and permitting ready on Jan. 1. See where and when you’ll be able to buy in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Jan1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In California, the consequences for driving drunk and driving high are the same. But while there’s a clear blood limit for alcohol, there’s no such standard for marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marijuana is very different than alcohol,” says Jolene Forman, a lawyer with the Drug Policy Alliance. With alcohol, impairment links strongly with the amount you’ve had to drink, depending on your weight and gender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you drink a glass of wine, the alcohol shows up in your blood and your brain at the same time. As its effects wear off, alcohol disappears from your brain, and your blood, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marijuana works totally differently, where it can stay in your blood for days, and even weeks, after you’ve consumed it,” says Forman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana, can affect people very differently. So measuring THC has not been proved to be a reliable measurement of someone’s driving ability.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California’s Subjective DUI Laws\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On average, marijuana does impair driving skills for most people, especially 20 to 40 minutes after smoking. But measuring THC isn’t a good way to tell how much worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lack of scientific evidence didn’t stop Washington and Colorado from setting a THC limit for drivers. But California went the other way. Here, there’s no numerical limit on THC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, the law says you can’t drive under the influence of any drug — period. It’s also illegal to consume cannabis while driving or riding in a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638102\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1180x770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-960x627.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-240x157.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-375x245.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What changes for people with medical marijuana cards?\u003c/strong> Will these cards become obsolete now that legal marijuana sales aren’t just for medicinal use? Short answer: No. Learn more in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#MedicalCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In California, a marijuana DUI conviction depends on things an officer observes, such as the smell of marijuana in the car, or a physical sobriety test like those given to drivers who may be drunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some officers are trained to identify specific signs of marijuana use, like dilated pupils. Sgt. Jennifer Tate, a drug recognition expert with the Berkeley Police Department, says the physical tests have gotten better over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t need a better test,” says Tate. “If people are impaired, we can tell.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Andrea Roth, a law professor at UC Berkeley, says those physical tests are relatively subjective, relying on the judgment of the officer. Because of that, she says there’s potential for racial bias in how they’re enforced. Cops already pull over black and Latino drivers at higher rates. Roth says an objective test could help prevent innocent drivers from getting DUIs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s less risk of racial bias at the point of determining if someone is intoxicated if there’s a machine measurable result,” says Roth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As marijuana becomes legal, there’s growing demand for an objective test that really works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The holy grail will be to find … some scientifically robust way to determine level of intoxication,” says Roth.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28261_GettyImages-805212194-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11634659\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28261_GettyImages-805212194-qut-800x438.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Where will the taxes go?\u003c/strong> Money was a big incentive for the state to legalize recreational marijuana, with state analysts saying it could add up to $1 billion annually to state coffers. Find out where that money will go in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003ch2>An Oakland-Grown Marijuana Breathalyzer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several companies are chasing after that holy grail. One of them, called Hound Labs, is headquartered in downtown Oakland, right in the heart of the new cannabis economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Lynn is a trained ER doctor turned entrepreneur. But his company, unlike some of its neighbors, doesn’t make cannabis chocolates or THC lollipops. Lynn is co-founder and CEO of Hound Labs, which makes a breathalyzer for marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynn says the breathalyzer actually measures both THC and alcohol. The two substances together have a stronger effect on drivers than either one alone.\u003cbr>\n[baycuriousbug]\u003cbr>\nThe device looks a bit like a black plastic tape dispenser, with a tube sticking out. If you blow through it at the right rate, it beeps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although THC lingers in blood for days or weeks, Lynn says THC disappears from breath after a few hours. Even in those hours right after smoking, THC in breath comes in tiny concentrations. It’s hard to detect, and there isn’t much research on it published yet. But Lynn says the Hound Labs device can measure it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynn says “nobody really knows” why THC stays in breath only a few hours. But because of this short time span, users with THC in their breath “have used pot very, very recently and [are] much more likely to be impaired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638103\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Will companies still drug test for marijuana?\u003c/strong> You might think that with recreational marijuana now legal, it would be treated like alcohol or nicotine by employers. Not quite. Learn how legal weed could affect your job in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So although the Hound Labs test doesn’t prove someone is truly impaired, Lynn says it could serve as evidence someone used cannabis recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hound Labs hopes to sell the breathalyzer to police departments starting this year, including to some in the Bay Area and elsewhere in California. The company would not disclose which departments, citing confidentiality agreements. Lynn says his company is contacted by agencies from all over the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody’s dealing with the same issue,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A marijuana breathalyzer could mean big business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hound Labs says it has raised about $14 million, including $8.1 million from the elite Silicon Valley fund Benchmark.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Yes, There’s an App For That\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not everyone buys into the breathalyzer idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dale Gieringer, director of California NORML, says a breath test “will be no more effective than the ineffectual blood tests and urine tests and oral swab tests that they’ve got now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why does the law prohibit marijuana products with seafood?\u003c/strong> Cannabis-infused edibles might soon be legal, but you won’t be able to find weed in everything. Learn what foods can and can’t include cannabis in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Seafood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Gieringer says the important thing in setting a DUI law is how risky someone’s behavior is. And marijuana, he says, just isn’t that big an increased risk — “less than the risk of having two other people in the car with you, not to mention the risk of being a driver under 25 or being a male driver.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exactly how marijuana stacks up against those other risks is disputed by different studies. But most research shows marijuana having only a small effect on driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gieringer says for marijuana — or any drug — we need a way to measure if you’re really safe to drive, not just if there’s a chemical in your system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gieringer has an app in his pocket designed to do just that. It’s called “My Canary.” It asks him to remember a series of numbers, and then do a balancing test.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-1020x577.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-960x543.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dale Gieringer, the head of California NORML, uses a sobriety-testing app called My Canary. \u003ccite>(Eli Wirtschafter/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gieringer is on a statewide Highway Patrol task force that will suggest policies for drug DUIs. He says apps like this one could give a more fair assessment of whether someone is impaired, no matter what they’ve used. Apps could help people measure their own impairment before they get on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meg Schwarzman, who was hit by a stoned driver, says we need not just better testing, but also better public awareness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says there has been such a “cultural shift” because of our growing acceptance of the benefits of medical marijuana, that we now “may be losing sight of some of the places that we actually have to be really cautious about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story originally aired on KALW’s “\u003ca href=\"http://kalw.org/post/no-uniform-test-marijuana-duis-legalization-nears#stream/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crosscurrents\u003c/a>.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The driver was a medical cannabis user. He told police he had smoked shortly before getting in the car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He actually was high enough he didn’t know he’d hit me,” says Schwarzman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638140\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-1020x577.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-960x543.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28662_imag3038-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meg Schwarzman stands at the Berkeley intersection where she was hit by a medical cannabis user, which now features more protections for bikers. \u003ccite>(Eli Wirtschafter/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Firefighters pulled her out from under the car just in time to save her life. She had 20 broken ribs, two collapsed lungs, a lacerated liver, and fractures in her pelvis and her skull.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’d called in the fatal accident investigation team,” she recounts. “They didn’t expect me to survive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schwarzman recovered completely, apart from some serious scars. But she’s worried that as marijuana is legalized, there will be more stoned drivers on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have some deterrence with alcohol in that we have breathalyzer tests and legal consequences,” says Schwarzman. “There are legal consequences for driving high also, but there aren’t good tests for it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why a Blood Test for Marijuana Isn’t so Simple\u003c/h2>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11638148\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28657_GettyImages-91997121-qut-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Where will recreational marijuana be available on Jan. 1?\u003c/strong> Not all cities have decided to allow adult-use marijuana in their backyard, and even those that have may not have all the necessary licensing and permitting ready on Jan. 1. See where and when you’ll be able to buy in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Jan1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In California, the consequences for driving drunk and driving high are the same. But while there’s a clear blood limit for alcohol, there’s no such standard for marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marijuana is very different than alcohol,” says Jolene Forman, a lawyer with the Drug Policy Alliance. With alcohol, impairment links strongly with the amount you’ve had to drink, depending on your weight and gender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you drink a glass of wine, the alcohol shows up in your blood and your brain at the same time. As its effects wear off, alcohol disappears from your brain, and your blood, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marijuana works totally differently, where it can stay in your blood for days, and even weeks, after you’ve consumed it,” says Forman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana, can affect people very differently. So measuring THC has not been proved to be a reliable measurement of someone’s driving ability.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>California’s Subjective DUI Laws\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On average, marijuana does impair driving skills for most people, especially 20 to 40 minutes after smoking. But measuring THC isn’t a good way to tell how much worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lack of scientific evidence didn’t stop Washington and Colorado from setting a THC limit for drivers. But California went the other way. Here, there’s no numerical limit on THC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, the law says you can’t drive under the influence of any drug — period. It’s also illegal to consume cannabis while driving or riding in a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638102\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1180x770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-960x627.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-240x157.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-375x245.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What changes for people with medical marijuana cards?\u003c/strong> Will these cards become obsolete now that legal marijuana sales aren’t just for medicinal use? Short answer: No. Learn more in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#MedicalCard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In California, a marijuana DUI conviction depends on things an officer observes, such as the smell of marijuana in the car, or a physical sobriety test like those given to drivers who may be drunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some officers are trained to identify specific signs of marijuana use, like dilated pupils. Sgt. Jennifer Tate, a drug recognition expert with the Berkeley Police Department, says the physical tests have gotten better over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t need a better test,” says Tate. “If people are impaired, we can tell.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Andrea Roth, a law professor at UC Berkeley, says those physical tests are relatively subjective, relying on the judgment of the officer. Because of that, she says there’s potential for racial bias in how they’re enforced. Cops already pull over black and Latino drivers at higher rates. Roth says an objective test could help prevent innocent drivers from getting DUIs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s less risk of racial bias at the point of determining if someone is intoxicated if there’s a machine measurable result,” says Roth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As marijuana becomes legal, there’s growing demand for an objective test that really works.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The holy grail will be to find … some scientifically robust way to determine level of intoxication,” says Roth.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28261_GettyImages-805212194-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11634659\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28261_GettyImages-805212194-qut-800x438.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Where will the taxes go?\u003c/strong> Money was a big incentive for the state to legalize recreational marijuana, with state analysts saying it could add up to $1 billion annually to state coffers. Find out where that money will go in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003ch2>An Oakland-Grown Marijuana Breathalyzer\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Several companies are chasing after that holy grail. One of them, called Hound Labs, is headquartered in downtown Oakland, right in the heart of the new cannabis economy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Lynn is a trained ER doctor turned entrepreneur. But his company, unlike some of its neighbors, doesn’t make cannabis chocolates or THC lollipops. Lynn is co-founder and CEO of Hound Labs, which makes a breathalyzer for marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynn says the breathalyzer actually measures both THC and alcohol. The two substances together have a stronger effect on drivers than either one alone.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n What do you wonder about the Bay Area, its culture or people that you want KQED to investigate?\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Ask Bay Curious.\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nThe device looks a bit like a black plastic tape dispenser, with a tube sticking out. If you blow through it at the right rate, it beeps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although THC lingers in blood for days or weeks, Lynn says THC disappears from breath after a few hours. Even in those hours right after smoking, THC in breath comes in tiny concentrations. It’s hard to detect, and there isn’t much research on it published yet. But Lynn says the Hound Labs device can measure it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynn says “nobody really knows” why THC stays in breath only a few hours. But because of this short time span, users with THC in their breath “have used pot very, very recently and [are] much more likely to be impaired.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638103\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Will companies still drug test for marijuana?\u003c/strong> You might think that with recreational marijuana now legal, it would be treated like alcohol or nicotine by employers. Not quite. Learn how legal weed could affect your job in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>So although the Hound Labs test doesn’t prove someone is truly impaired, Lynn says it could serve as evidence someone used cannabis recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hound Labs hopes to sell the breathalyzer to police departments starting this year, including to some in the Bay Area and elsewhere in California. The company would not disclose which departments, citing confidentiality agreements. Lynn says his company is contacted by agencies from all over the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everybody’s dealing with the same issue,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A marijuana breathalyzer could mean big business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hound Labs says it has raised about $14 million, including $8.1 million from the elite Silicon Valley fund Benchmark.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Yes, There’s an App For That\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Not everyone buys into the breathalyzer idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dale Gieringer, director of California NORML, says a breath test “will be no more effective than the ineffectual blood tests and urine tests and oral swab tests that they’ve got now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignleft\">\n\u003ch3>More Answers About Legal Weed\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Why does the law prohibit marijuana products with seafood?\u003c/strong> Cannabis-infused edibles might soon be legal, but you won’t be able to find weed in everything. Learn what foods can and can’t include cannabis in our \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/everything-you-want-to-know-about-legal-weed-in-california-2/#Seafood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special pot show.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Gieringer says the important thing in setting a DUI law is how risky someone’s behavior is. And marijuana, he says, just isn’t that big an increased risk — “less than the risk of having two other people in the car with you, not to mention the risk of being a driver under 25 or being a male driver.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Exactly how marijuana stacks up against those other risks is disputed by different studies. But most research shows marijuana having only a small effect on driving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gieringer says for marijuana — or any drug — we need a way to measure if you’re really safe to drive, not just if there’s a chemical in your system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gieringer has an app in his pocket designed to do just that. It’s called “My Canary.” It asks him to remember a series of numbers, and then do a balancing test.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638139\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-1020x577.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-960x543.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28664_imag3008-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dale Gieringer, the head of California NORML, uses a sobriety-testing app called My Canary. \u003ccite>(Eli Wirtschafter/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gieringer is on a statewide Highway Patrol task force that will suggest policies for drug DUIs. He says apps like this one could give a more fair assessment of whether someone is impaired, no matter what they’ve used. Apps could help people measure their own impairment before they get on the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meg Schwarzman, who was hit by a stoned driver, says we need not just better testing, but also better public awareness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says there has been such a “cultural shift” because of our growing acceptance of the benefits of medical marijuana, that we now “may be losing sight of some of the places that we actually have to be really cautious about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story originally aired on KALW’s “\u003ca href=\"http://kalw.org/post/no-uniform-test-marijuana-duis-legalization-nears#stream/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crosscurrents\u003c/a>.”\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>On Jan. 1, it will become legal for adults 21 and older to buy and sell recreational marijuana in California. In anticipation, Bay Curious is answering a bunch of your questions about commercially available marijuana.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"Jan1\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where will I be able to buy recreational marijuana on Jan. 1?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003cbr>\nProposition 64, the ballot initiative that legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, gave cities and counties the power to decide whether adult-use marijuana could be available in their areas. A number of municipalities have banned recreational sales. For those who have approved it, they still need to work out their own regulations and licensing processes — meaning that some places won’t be ready to roll out right away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you can expect in the state’s 10 biggest cities:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Green light:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Jose: 16 currently registered medical dispensaries will be allowed to sell recreationally on Jan. 1.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oakland: Any of the city’s licensed medical dispensaries will be able to sell recreationally on Jan. 1 with the proper state license.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Diego: 15 existing medical dispensaries and two new businesses are approved to sell recreationally on Jan. 1 with the proper state license.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sacramento: Any of the 30 existing medical dispensaries that complete permitting requirements will be able to sell recreationally on Jan. 1.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Yellow light:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Francisco: Businesses with necessary licenses can start operating on Jan. 6.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Santa Rosa: The City Council passed final regulations this week, and businesses are expected to be able to start operating on Jan. 19.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Los Angeles: Existing medical dispensaries will be able to start applying for adult use licenses on Jan. 1.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Red light:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Long Beach: A 180-day temporary ban on adult-use sales went into effect on Nov. 14. City officials are working on legislation that would allow for recreational sales by June 2018.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bakersfield: The City Council banned all commercial cannabis activities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Anaheim: The City Council banned all commercial cannabis activities.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will jobs that drug-test employees still screen for marijuana after it’s been legalized?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638103\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even though it is legal for adults 21 and older to use marijuana, that doesn’t mean employers can’t ban their employees from doing so. \u003ccite>(David McNew/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes. Part of Proposition 64 specifically amends the state’s health and safety code, making it clear that employers can still ban their employees from using marijuana:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rights and obligations of public and private employers to maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace or require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, sale, or growth of cannabis in the workplace, or affect the ability of employers to have policies prohibiting the use of cannabis by employees and prospective employees, or prevent employers from complying with state or federal law.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Before Proposition 64, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-marijuana25jan25-story.html\">California Supreme Court upheld\u003c/a> the right of companies to fire employees for using physician-recommended marijuana even when they are not working, so recreational users aren’t likely to get any better treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s nothing that says companies have to drug-test, and many in California don’t. So check with your employer.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"MedicalCard\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I have a medical card from the department of public health. What changes for me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638102\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638102\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1180x770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-960x627.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-240x157.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-375x245.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You don’t need a medical marijuana card to buy weed anymore, but it could save you some money. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you walk into a dispensary, you’ll notice some changes. Cannabis products will have to go through much more testing to ensure there are no harmful pesticides and that the edibles have an even distribution of THC. After Jan. 1, there will be a grace period where untested products can still be sold, but they must be labeled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The potency levels of edibles will also be capped, according to Greg Zeman, an associate editor at Cannabis Now Magazine. Some edibles currently contain as much as 1,000 milligrams per bar, but edibles sold in adult-use dispensaries will have to be capped at total strength of no more than 100 milligrams of THC and divided into clearly identifiable servings of no more than 10 milligrams in strength each.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, state-approved medical cards will give patients a break from paying some state taxes, and while recreational users have a possession limit of 1 ounce of dried flowers or 8 grams of concentrate, card holders can exceed that limit. For weed neophytes, an ounce could make roughly 30 joints.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"Taxes\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where will the taxes go?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Money was a big incentive for the state to legalize recreational marijuana. State analysts have said legalization could add up to $1 billion annually to the state coffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxes from recreational marijuana sales will primarily go toward law enforcement programs, youth education programs and environmental causes, according to Alex Traverso, spokesman for the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traverso says the enforcement funds are necessary because, “if the goal of regulation is to diminish the black market, you have to take a percentage of those tax revenues and put them into enforcement and get people to come online.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has set aside funds for the scientific study of marijuana and to see how regulations are working.\u003cbr>\n[baycuriousbug]\u003cbr>\nAnother fund has been set up that will collect $50 million a year by 2023 to fund a suite of social and medical programs with an emphasis on mental health and job placement for at-risk individuals. Zeman says that this fund could help communities that have been hurt by the war on drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there any scientific standard for how much marijuana is too much to drive on?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. In California, the consequences for driving drunk and driving high are the same. But while there’s a clear blood limit for alcohol, there’s no such standard for marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marijuana is very different than alcohol,” says Jolene Forman, a lawyer with the Drug Policy Alliance. With alcohol, impairment links strongly with the amount you’ve had to drink, depending on your weight and gender, and disappears from your blood. But, according to Forman, marijuana can stay in your blood for weeks sometimes after you’ve consumed it, and THC can affect people very differently, making measuring THC not a very reliable measurement of someone’s driving ability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638141\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638141\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-1020x577.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-960x543.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Lynn, CEO of Hound Labs in Oakland, which plans to sell a marijuana breathalyzer to law enforcement agencies next year. \u003ccite>(Eli Wirtschafter/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On average, marijuana does impair driving skills for most people, especially 20 to 40 minutes after smoking, but measuring THC isn’t a good indicator of impairment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This didn’t stop Washington and Colorado from setting a THC limit for drivers, but California doesn’t set a numerical limit on THC. Instead, the law says you can’t drive under the influence of any drug — period. It’s also illegal to consume cannabis while driving or riding in a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since a THC blood test won’t work, a marijuana DUI conviction in California depends on things an officer observes, such as the smell of marijuana in the car or a physical sobriety test like those given to drivers who may be drunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To learn more about California’s marijuana driving laws, including an Oakland-developed breathalyzer for marijuana, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/how-much-marijuana-is-too-much-to-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about equity programs?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The war on drugs disproportionately affected people of color. While black people and white people smoke weed at similar rates, black people have been almost four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana-related charges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the “green rush” knocking at California’s door, cities such as Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles are looking at ways to help affected communities by creating cannabis equity programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To learn more about those programs and if they will work, check out \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/11/21/as-weed-is-legalized-are-marijuana-reparations-possible/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this episode\u003c/a> of the KQED podcast “Q’ed Up.”\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"Seafood\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why does the law prohibit marijuana products with seafood?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This crab can hold a joint, but don’t expect to find any cannabis-infused seafood. \u003ccite>(Alexandr Kurbanov/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are several types of products that cannot be manufactured with cannabis, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Alcoholic beverages\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“Any cannabis product that must be held at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit to keep it safe for human consumption, including, but not limited to, cream or custard-filled pies; pies or pastries which consist in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, or synthetic fillings; or meat-filled pies or pastries.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dairy products of any kind, except butter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Seafood products of any kind\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“Any cannabis product in the shape of a human being, either realistic or caricature, animal, insect, or fruit”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Seafood in particular is banned because officials in the Department of Public Health are worried about food poisoning. This means no weed shrimp, no weed tilapia and no weed crab. Sorry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>On Jan. 1, it will become legal for adults 21 and older to buy and sell recreational marijuana in California. In anticipation, Bay Curious is answering a bunch of your questions about commercially available marijuana.\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"Jan1\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where will I be able to buy recreational marijuana on Jan. 1?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nProposition 64, the ballot initiative that legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, gave cities and counties the power to decide whether adult-use marijuana could be available in their areas. A number of municipalities have banned recreational sales. For those who have approved it, they still need to work out their own regulations and licensing processes — meaning that some places won’t be ready to roll out right away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you can expect in the state’s 10 biggest cities:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Green light:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Jose: 16 currently registered medical dispensaries will be allowed to sell recreationally on Jan. 1.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Oakland: Any of the city’s licensed medical dispensaries will be able to sell recreationally on Jan. 1 with the proper state license.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Diego: 15 existing medical dispensaries and two new businesses are approved to sell recreationally on Jan. 1 with the proper state license.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Sacramento: Any of the 30 existing medical dispensaries that complete permitting requirements will be able to sell recreationally on Jan. 1.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Yellow light:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Francisco: Businesses with necessary licenses can start operating on Jan. 6.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Santa Rosa: The City Council passed final regulations this week, and businesses are expected to be able to start operating on Jan. 19.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Los Angeles: Existing medical dispensaries will be able to start applying for adult use licenses on Jan. 1.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Red light:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Long Beach: A 180-day temporary ban on adult-use sales went into effect on Nov. 14. City officials are working on legislation that would allow for recreational sales by June 2018.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Bakersfield: The City Council banned all commercial cannabis activities.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Anaheim: The City Council banned all commercial cannabis activities.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Will jobs that drug-test employees still screen for marijuana after it’s been legalized?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638103\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28656_GettyImages-91997107-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even though it is legal for adults 21 and older to use marijuana, that doesn’t mean employers can’t ban their employees from doing so. \u003ccite>(David McNew/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yes. Part of Proposition 64 specifically amends the state’s health and safety code, making it clear that employers can still ban their employees from using marijuana:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The rights and obligations of public and private employers to maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace or require an employer to permit or accommodate the use, consumption, possession, transfer, display, transportation, sale, or growth of cannabis in the workplace, or affect the ability of employers to have policies prohibiting the use of cannabis by employees and prospective employees, or prevent employers from complying with state or federal law.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Before Proposition 64, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-marijuana25jan25-story.html\">California Supreme Court upheld\u003c/a> the right of companies to fire employees for using physician-recommended marijuana even when they are not working, so recreational users aren’t likely to get any better treatment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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What changes for me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638102\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638102\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-1180x770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-960x627.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-240x157.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-375x245.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28659_GettyImages-53228593-qut-520x339.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">You don’t need a medical marijuana card to buy weed anymore, but it could save you some money. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you walk into a dispensary, you’ll notice some changes. Cannabis products will have to go through much more testing to ensure there are no harmful pesticides and that the edibles have an even distribution of THC. After Jan. 1, there will be a grace period where untested products can still be sold, but they must be labeled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The potency levels of edibles will also be capped, according to Greg Zeman, an associate editor at Cannabis Now Magazine. Some edibles currently contain as much as 1,000 milligrams per bar, but edibles sold in adult-use dispensaries will have to be capped at total strength of no more than 100 milligrams of THC and divided into clearly identifiable servings of no more than 10 milligrams in strength each.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, state-approved medical cards will give patients a break from paying some state taxes, and while recreational users have a possession limit of 1 ounce of dried flowers or 8 grams of concentrate, card holders can exceed that limit. For weed neophytes, an ounce could make roughly 30 joints.\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"Taxes\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where will the taxes go?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Money was a big incentive for the state to legalize recreational marijuana. State analysts have said legalization could add up to $1 billion annually to the state coffers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taxes from recreational marijuana sales will primarily go toward law enforcement programs, youth education programs and environmental causes, according to Alex Traverso, spokesman for the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Traverso says the enforcement funds are necessary because, “if the goal of regulation is to diminish the black market, you have to take a percentage of those tax revenues and put them into enforcement and get people to come online.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state has set aside funds for the scientific study of marijuana and to see how regulations are working.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n What do you wonder about the Bay Area, its culture or people that you want KQED to investigate?\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Ask Bay Curious.\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nAnother fund has been set up that will collect $50 million a year by 2023 to fund a suite of social and medical programs with an emphasis on mental health and job placement for at-risk individuals. Zeman says that this fund could help communities that have been hurt by the war on drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there any scientific standard for how much marijuana is too much to drive on?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. In California, the consequences for driving drunk and driving high are the same. But while there’s a clear blood limit for alcohol, there’s no such standard for marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Marijuana is very different than alcohol,” says Jolene Forman, a lawyer with the Drug Policy Alliance. With alcohol, impairment links strongly with the amount you’ve had to drink, depending on your weight and gender, and disappears from your blood. But, according to Forman, marijuana can stay in your blood for weeks sometimes after you’ve consumed it, and THC can affect people very differently, making measuring THC not a very reliable measurement of someone’s driving ability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638141\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638141\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-800x453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-800x453.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-160x91.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-1020x577.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-1180x667.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-960x543.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-240x136.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-375x212.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28661_Mike-Lynn-of-Hound-Labs-qut-520x294.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Lynn, CEO of Hound Labs in Oakland, which plans to sell a marijuana breathalyzer to law enforcement agencies next year. \u003ccite>(Eli Wirtschafter/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On average, marijuana does impair driving skills for most people, especially 20 to 40 minutes after smoking, but measuring THC isn’t a good indicator of impairment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This didn’t stop Washington and Colorado from setting a THC limit for drivers, but California doesn’t set a numerical limit on THC. Instead, the law says you can’t drive under the influence of any drug — period. It’s also illegal to consume cannabis while driving or riding in a vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since a THC blood test won’t work, a marijuana DUI conviction in California depends on things an officer observes, such as the smell of marijuana in the car or a physical sobriety test like those given to drivers who may be drunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To learn more about California’s marijuana driving laws, including an Oakland-developed breathalyzer for marijuana, \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/21/how-much-marijuana-is-too-much-to-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about equity programs?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The war on drugs disproportionately affected people of color. While black people and white people smoke weed at similar rates, black people have been almost four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana-related charges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the “green rush” knocking at California’s door, cities such as Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles are looking at ways to help affected communities by creating cannabis equity programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To learn more about those programs and if they will work, check out \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/11/21/as-weed-is-legalized-are-marijuana-reparations-possible/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this episode\u003c/a> of the KQED podcast “Q’ed Up.”\u003cbr>\n\u003ca id=\"Seafood\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why does the law prohibit marijuana products with seafood?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638108\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28660_271028312_7615dd2224_b-qut.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This crab can hold a joint, but don’t expect to find any cannabis-infused seafood. \u003ccite>(Alexandr Kurbanov/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are several types of products that cannot be manufactured with cannabis, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Alcoholic beverages\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“Any cannabis product that must be held at or below 41 degrees Fahrenheit to keep it safe for human consumption, including, but not limited to, cream or custard-filled pies; pies or pastries which consist in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, or synthetic fillings; or meat-filled pies or pastries.”\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dairy products of any kind, except butter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Seafood products of any kind\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>“Any cannabis product in the shape of a human being, either realistic or caricature, animal, insect, or fruit”\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Seafood in particular is banned because officials in the Department of Public Health are worried about food poisoning. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ci>Updated Nov. 29, 2017 10:45 a.m.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With just over a month to go before recreational cannabis becomes legal in California, Los Angeles is preparing to establish new rules for regulating sellers, growers and users.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marijuana businesses could not be too close to schools or parks, and existing medical marijuana dispensaries would get priority for licensing, under a set of \u003ca href=\"http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2014/14-0366-S4_rpt_PLAN_02-16-2017.pdf\">provisions\u003c/a> debated by the \u003ca href=\"http://ens.lacity.org/clk/councilagendas/clkcouncilagendas3116746_11282017.html\">Los Angeles City Council\u003c/a> on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The news rules aim to cover everything from where retailers can sell and where growers can grow, to smaller stuff like odors and loitering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"KLYDq8f8nGub2qSRht75MNLgqPm7Z7Vw\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike O’Gara, who lives in the Burbank area, opposes a rule allowing people who have been convicted of assault, rape and other violent crimes to get into the L.A. pot market -- as long as it’s been at least 10 years since their conviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don’t understand how we could even think for a minute that anyone convicted of any of these types of heinous felonies should be in the business with the city of Los Angeles,\" said O'Gara at Tuesday's hearing. \"This is a business that the federal government still believes is a criminal activity.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A big part of L.A.’s pot regulation plan is a \"social equity\" component, an effort to encourage minority entrepreneurship in parts of the city that have historically had a disproportionately high number of non-felony pot arrests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's something not everyone might understand, said Donnie Anderson of South L.A.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you haven’t come from our communities ... you haven’t been oppressed by the people who sent people (with) nonviolent felonies (to jail),\" said Anderson. \"They should be allowed to own and operate in this industry. This is about people who continue to be hurt by the failed policies of the United States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city forecasts upward of $100 million a year in tax revenue from the legal cannabis industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed regulatory framework would allow for about 200 new licensed retailers. That’s on top of the roughly 200 already selling medical pot now. It also provides room for hundreds more \"microbusiness\" growers and sellers of boutique marijuana products like oils and edibles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kat Packer, of the recently formed L.A. Department of Cannabis Regulation, addressed worries over a large number of dispensaries currently operating under the radar without a license, or who may fail to comply with updated state and local rules that will kick in come January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And I know that the LAPD is in the process right now trying to put more officers on the street. If these folks aren’t willing to transition to a regulated framework, you have to shut down,\" said Packer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still up for debate are separate rules for how to regulate the imbibing of marijuana on the premises of a licensed seller. That will be taken up by the council at a later date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"Tntey1BVv9wiBZPr7y58vJr9ELEq5gni\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some additional highlights of the guidelines under consideration:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Give priority licensing to existing medical marijuana dispensaries operating with a valid business tax registration certificate in compliance with the city’s limited immunity and tax rules.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Establish \"grandfather\" provisions that allow existing medical marijuana dispensaries to continue operating in their current location.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prohibit individuals convicted of violating any state or local law involving violent crimes, sex trafficking, rape and other crimes from commercial cannabis activity for at least 10 years from the date of conviction.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Require retailers to utilize electronic age verification to determine the age of any individual attempting to purchase cannabis goods.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Prohibit marijuana businesses with on-site sales from operating within 800 feet of another cannabis retailer or from a school, public park or substance abuse recovery or treatment facility.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Establish a 600-foot buffer from schools for all non-retail marijuana businesses, including non-retail delivery services.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dedicate a portion of the Community Reinvestment Fund to benefit youth programs in neighborhoods most impacted by prior cannabis regulations.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n",
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