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Miguel, especially the ski resorts. they have a two-pronged issue, people openly smoking on the resort grounds and their employees as well. we know that the law is very clear. employers have a lot of rights, to fire their workers for smoking pot even not on the premises. giets to be the next legal frontier, i think, for the workers who have the right to smoke but they might not be able to keep their job. >> reporter: look. there's going to be a lot of adjustment as this law gets goemt. amendment 64 was very clear it gives power to the smallest possible entities. even for hotel, that hotel can ...

Executive director of marijuana policy. thank you for being with us, happy new year, and how is the first day going from your perspective? >> the first day has gone very smoothly. we're very pleased with that. we had a number of individuals in line, all acting respectfully and responsibly, and you know, moving through the lines, and also from what we have been able to see, people are respecting the laws that this law prohibits open and public consumption. >> you know, when it comes to this law, what's your biggest challenge? >> well, right now, what we have been focused on in the last couple m...

Marijuana shops who have a proven track record to move into the retail market. >> fans of pot are watching this, and also many municipalities because as we say, this is a very first step in the nation. we want to show you this. it is a map, you can take a look at the city of denver. they posted this map showing where to find legal pot shops, and are tourists welcome? and do they have to abide by special rules? >> well, of course, tourists are always welcome to denver. but we don't anticipate any type of marijuana tourism. there are going to be pot shots, pot cafes or open in public consumption...

Happened last week, just around christmas. when jeffrey pollock, who was a director and producer on the show, was jogging around hermosa beach, his home in hermosa beach here in the l.a. area, when listening to his ipod, running, nothing odd, just dropped dead. last week, so the cast and the crew and the family from that show, fresh prince of bel-air, suffering double tragedies in the last few weeks. by the way, i might also add that james avery was seen in other shows, not just that one show. he played a judge in "the closer" rather a doctor in "the closer" and a judge on "l.a. law." >> worth...

The city of denver has been amazing to work with. the state has hit every deadline to make the licenses happen today. and truly it is the will of the people of colorado, voted amendment 64 in, to see how happy everyone is to see it implemented is just out of this world. >> i'm just curious, have you been surprised by the type of person walking through your door all day today, has it been kind of what we would expect, the college stoner or grandma and grandpa walking in, i don't expect you walking in here. >> there is no stereotype about it. there are people that are 21, and i have seen people ...