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City police department issued two citations for public consumption on january 1st and there wasnt any evidence that those were actually even connected to the sales. >> robin, is it possible that what were seeing in the big lines is just kind of the end of prohibition and all the publicity about that and a certain excitement about that and that the customers that you have this week will not be regular customers? >> were already seeing folks that are coming back. theyve come -- you know, they were...

Monday, which is today, some of the stores could run out? has that been happening? >> yeah. a lot of our competitors have run out of marijuana at this juncture, yes, sir. >> and john, did people see this coming, that there would be kind of a huge surge starting first week of january? >> sure. i think there was a lot of expectation there was going to be lines on the first day, on january 1st. i mean, certainly there was a lot of interest among people being, you know, on the first day to be able t...

Medical market or even join the medical market. theyll get medical marijuana cards now. sure. >> and is the -- robin, is the price of medical marijuana in your store different from the other prices? >> yes. its $10 an eighth or $10 a quarter cheaper on the medical side than it is on the recreational side. we really havent upped our prices and started gouging folks. we are trying to maintain that same price level. we know its important that the marijuana stays at a price level so that we can outp...

Of a huge surge starting first week of january? >> sure. i think there was a lot of expectation there was going to be lines on the first day, on january 1st. i mean, certainly there was a lot of interest among people being, you know, on the first day to be able to buy recreational marijuana in the united states. i think the sustained interest has caught some store owners by surprise. you know, theres been lines every day since january 1st. there were lines over the weekend. i drove by a place th...

There. as you mentioned, theres taxes. the taxes are fairly hefty as far as other products would go. so there was always kind of that risk that people might choose to stay out of the legal market, stay in the black market, or theres also the possibility people will remain in the medical market or even join the medical market. theyll get medical marijuana cards now. sure. >> and is the -- robin, is the price of medical marijuana in your store different from the other prices? >> yes. its $10 an ei...

Short supply and high taxes just might work in his favor. he said, "people will get real tired of paying the taxes real fast when you can buy an ounce from me for $225 to $300. the state adds as much as $90 just for the tax." joining me now, robin hackett, co-owner of botanicare medical cannabis center in denver, colorado. and john ingold, a "denver post" reporter who covers marijuana. robin, i have not asked any guest on this program this question before, but do you have any weed? >> yes. we st...

An illegal dealer in pueblo, colorado told a local paper that short supply and high taxes just might work in his favor. he said, "people will get real tired of paying the taxes real fast when you can buy an ounce from me for $225 to $300. the state adds as much as $90 just for the tax." joining me now, robin hackett, co-owner of botanicare medical cannabis center in denver, colorado. and john ingold, a "denver post" reporter who covers marijuana. robin, i have not asked any guest on this program...

0 >> richard wolffee, this does highlight what for me is a republican phenomenon ive watched many, many times, which is they get it if it happens to them. so the republican with the highest unemployment rate in the country in his state is the republican who gets this. and the others are immune to it. >> i dont think thats unique to nevada or anywhere else. you know, we had a great story at msnbc.com today about the kinds of choices these individuals are having to make. people whove saved up for ...

0 it was talking to constituents every day who are often in economic distress, who desperately wanted a job, and understanding that were a country that has each others back in these difficult times. >> richard wolffee, this does highlight what for me is a republican phenomenon ive watched many, many times, which is they get it if it happens to them. so the republican with the highest unemployment rate in the country in his state is the republican who gets this. and the others are immune to it. >...

presidents can invade countries, not that thats a great thing that i would advise him to do. i think a president has to approach every new year and every new day with the idea of being the protagonist and of trying to move forward an agenda. and the president has tools to do that. >> howard, he said he is an introspective individual. cover him the way that covering him the way you have, do you think he looks at 2014 as an opportunity to wipe the slate clean, and if so how then to mov...