Some of the anxiety has been laid to rest. We don't see a spike in adult use. We don't think we see a spike in youth consumption although there are some things that are disconcerting.

"As Colorado attempts to build its brand as a healthy state, marijuana "dilutes what you're trying to do."

There could have been more planning in New Orleans, but you look at all the devastation that happened there - have we gotten to 3,000 deaths yet? For that magnitude of a disaster, that's not all that bad.

I would argue that one of the issues which the public should be much more emphatic about with all politicians... is patronage, appointing people to high positions because they supported your campaign or helped you raise money.

"One of the governor's concerns: "This high-THC marijuana, what can it do to a brain that is still developing?"

We have tax revenue that's going to allow us to look in a much more comprehensive way at intervening in addiction.

"One of the best things about marijuana legalization: "I think the black market has been damaged. I think people are willing to pay taxes and to go through pretty rigorous regulation."