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With that because they can't afford it should they not been b able to have access to it, berkeley is trying to figure out a solution to that issue. >> and now, and now washington state. so they are the second state to allow recreational marijuana, but, you know, the amazing statistic we were talking about, there is 24 shops across the state setting it. so what is going to happen there? >> i think you will see more shops come online, more dispensaries, erin, a reason why you have so few is washington put up all kinds of red tape in a way that's more, much more than colorado. colorado has plenty...

I volunteer at the local rehab clinic. i think it will increase the number of drug problems that miss and my colleagues see on a regular basis. >> reporter: low income here is defined as making less than $32,000 a year for an individual and less than $46,000 for a family of four. >> this will open a doorway for people to just get marijuana and sell it as opposed to using it themselves for medicinal purposes. >> reporter: but advocates say this measure is all about compassion by providing medicine to those who can't easily afford it. you might think that a business would be opposed to having to...

Kind ordinance nationwide. berkeley will require that its medical marijuana dispensaries provide free cannabis to low income residents which would also include the homeless. is it a good idea to give free cannabis to the homeless? >> when you couch it that way, it sounds peculiar, but we're talking about free medicine. this is medical cannabis. cannabis that's used to relieve pain for glaucoma and heart problems and things of that nature. >> reporter: darrell moore and the entire city council voted in favor of the measure. part of a 20-page ordinance to amend a municipal code. it says that 2% ...