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[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of cannabis is the purpose of the hearing to examine the pressing need for medical research of cannabis and the chemical compound with cbd being one of them. Half a century ago the congress listed cannabis as schedule one substance including heroin heroine, lsd, and ecstasy. Schedule one drugs have no medical value in high potential for abuse. Scheduled to drugs such as cocaine and vicodin even schedule
Whether to invoke the attorney and client privilege for those items as well. Is there a motion . So moved. Item nine, vote to elect whether to disclose what was discussed in closed session. Aye. Is anyone for adjournment . Aye. Can i have a motion and a second, please . Second. Aye. [laughter] [pledge of allegiance] clerk this is a reminder to silence all electronic devices. Fire Commission Regular meeting wednesday, december 11, 2019, and the time is 9 01. Roll call. [roll call] clerk item 2, general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commissions jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or personnel. Commissioners are not to comment on comments by the speaker. The lack of comment does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during Public Comment. President nakajo thank
Wednesday, december 11, 2019, and the time is 9 01. Roll call. [roll call] clerk item 2, general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commissions jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or personnel. Commissioners are not to comment on comments by the speaker. The lack of comment does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during Public Comment. President nakajo thank you very much, madam secretary. At this time, is there any member of the public that wishes to give Public Comment . If any member of the public wishes to give Public Comment, please approach the podium at this time. Seeing that theres no one from the public who wishes to give Public Comment, Public Comment is closed. Madam secretary. Clerk item 3, approval of the minutes. Discussion and possible action to
Second, please . Second. Aye. [laughter] [pledge of allegiance] clerk this is a reminder to silence all electronic devices. Fire Commission Regular meeting wednesday, december 11, 2019, and the time is 9 01. Roll call. [roll call] clerk item 2, general Public Comment. Members of the public may address the commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the commissions jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or personnel. Commissioners are not to comment on comments by the speaker. The lack of comment does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during Public Comment. President nakajo thank you very much, madam secretary. At this time, is there any member of the public that wishes to give Public Comment . If any member of the public wishes to give Public Comment, please approach the podium at this time. Seeing that theres no one from the p