"Luigi:" "If we lose this hearing," "We will owe them $1.1 million." "No." "Damn." "Jon:" "It's an amazing bud, man." "Whoa." "If these plants aren't in good enough shape," "I don't know what I'm gonna do." "You need a profession." "I'm steve d'angelo." "¶ shake it out, y'all, unh ¶" "I've dedicated my entire adult life to the cannabis plant," "And today, my family and I run the largest cannabis dispensary" "On the entire planet." "We're not medicating to "get high."" "I'll take that one right here." "I get a senior discount." "[ laughter ]" "Steve:" "By selling the amount of cannabis that I've sold," "I am now eligible for more than three federal death penalties." "Down, down!" "But I believe in this plant." "I believe in what it can do for people." "Welcome to the wild world of cannabis." "¶ these is the brothers that be fightin' the weed wars ¶" "I have a very close and personal relationship" "With the cannabis plant." "For me and cannabis, it was love at first sight." "I knew, intuitively, it wasn't an evil plant." "It felt good." "It felt right." "I've been very active in the cannabis reform movement." "I was one of these lucky people who finds out at a young age" "What it is that's important to them." "I'm an agent of change who's working to bring the truth" "About the cannabis plant to the rest of the world." "Man:" "Attention, harborside." "Attention, harborside." "The time is now 10:55." "Harborside will be opening in five minutes." "Five minutes." "Seven!" "Six!" "Five!" "Attention, harborside." "The time is now 11:00 a.M., and we are now open." "Steve:" "California legalized the medical use of cannabis in 1996." "10 years later, I opened harborside health center." "State law allows patients with a doctor's recommendation" "To purchase and possess cannabis." "We have over 94,000 registered patients..." "Yeah, this is really good." "...Which makes us" "The largest legal retailer of cannabis" "On the entire planet." "Thank you very much for your time." "Have a wonderful day." "Even though the law allows us to sell cannabis to our patients," "We're required to operate" "As a nonprofit community-service organization." "Anything we have left over after covering our basic expenses" "Is returned to our patients and to the community" "In the form of free patient services and charitable donations." "And let me have you lay back on your stomach." "That was awesome." "[ chuckles ]" "Last year, we grossed $21 million in sales," "But we're still a family business." "Andrew:" "I'm all about teamwork, man." "Teamwork, training, and innovation " "Those three things I got written up there." "Good example what I will do as general manager." "Okay, I got this loose handle here." "Well, that can hurt somebody." "When I was in the theater, I was like," ""god, I hope I don't have a job" "Where I have to worry about loose handles," you know?" "And now I have that job..." "[ laughs ]" "And I'm quite happy." "I move around a lot 'cause I oversee every department in this company." "This is our safety staff and department." "This is reception." "This is our main sales floor." "This is the room where we do all of our healing services." "We can't go in there right now" "Because there's a healing session in progress." "[ bones crack ] ooh." "Andrew:" "Processing is where we take a big bag of cannabis" "And we turn it into little bags of cannabis." "Accounting and finance makes sure that our taxes are paid" "And that we're bringing in more money than we're spending." "Luigi:" "Everyone thinks that, like, we're made of cash," "Like we're some sort of -- I don't know -- drug cartel." "Andrew:" "This is the purchasing department," "And rick oversees just about every purchase." "I love looking at cannabis." "First thing we do is an overall visual inspection." "We will use a 30x hand loupe to more closely examine" "The degree of maturity that the flowers are at." "All the cannabis that comes into harborside" "Is sent out for lab testing." "We're looking for the potency " "Thc and cbd, which are the active ingredients in cannabis." "They put it through gas chromotography analysis" "And mass spectrometer testing." "They also do mold screenings," "See if any of those things are present." "This is nice." "You know, everybody who works at harborside health center" "Is a legal medical cannabis patient," "So they're all quite familiar with the medicine." "The most common way for people to take cannabis is to smoke it," "And the most common way for people to smoke it" "Is in its natural form." "We sell the cannabis either by the gram" "Or by the 1/8 of an ounce or by entire ounce." "For the average patient, a gram should last them the day." "And the 1/8 will usually last people about a week." "And then an ounce should last the average patient about a month," "Although people have more intense symptoms they're dealing with" "Or just have a higher tolerance, it'll would be more." "I'll smoke 1/8 in a day, basically." "We have a lot of patients" "That don't really want to put smoke in their body." "Edibles are basically a way of eating cannabis," "And we have edibles in cookies, brownies," "Chocolate bars, cakes, ice cream, all different types," "And we have numerous different types of capsules." "Lotions and salves that are good for skin or surface ailments." "It won't make you high." "It just takes care of the pain." "Love that smell." "Thank you so much." "Uh-huh." "Sorry for all the change." "That's all right." "I have really bad arthritis." "I have very, very bad insomnia." "I have diabetes." "I have depression." "Heart disease." "Post-traumatic stress disorder." "Pancreatitis." "It's a good batch." "I'll get two grams." "Okay." "Terryn:" "No, we're out." "Let me check." "Sometimes they'll hide them in certain spots." "Let me look for you." "Man:" "I was in a car accident," "And I was having real serious phantom pains." "I've tried every kind of pain medication" "From the top to the bottom," "And they didn't help me like medical marijuana." "You have a good one." "See you soon." "You too." "All right." "Next patient." "I have cancer of the spinal cord." "Okay." "The highest thc content is the pine tar kush." "It is 19.7% thc." "Let me get 1/8 of that." "Yes, sir." "Have you tried any of our high-cbd medicines?" "Cbds tend to have a tremendous pain-relief effect." "Maybe try a gram of one of the cbd strains and see if it does have an impact." "Yeah." "Why don't you give me one of each?" "Terryn:" "We have a lot of patients that come in" "That are fighting either cancer or other serious ailments" "Where they need some kind of medicine," "But they still need to function during the day." "There's thc and there's cbd." "Thc is the psychoactive part of the plant." "Cbds are the part of the plant" "That have more medicinal benefits." "They're good for dealing with inflammation and pain relief." "Here's your rewards card." "Thanks so much." "You have a wonderful day." "The reason why I use medicinal marijuana" "Is because it alleviates my pain, my anxiety," "The sickness that I feel" "From all the pharmaceuticals that they give me." "Last patient," "He talked about having cancer of the spinal cord." "It kind of refocuses you and reminds you of why you're here." "Steve:" "Most regular cannabis users are using it" "To deal with the pain that they have from cancer." "They may be using it to spark their creativity" "Or get a longer night's sleep." "This the hash?" "Mmm." "All of those things are legitimate wellness uses." "See, I like the psychoactive feeling, you know?" "Super bowl brownie party." "I got this super headband." "I was laughing for no reason." "I had a phantom halo of highness around my head." "I could feel it, like a phantom limb of medication." "You don't need to be terminally ill to use medical cannabis." "I love it when it gets -- you're just so medicated." "Thank you." "Bye." "Woman:" "Have a good one." "Steve:" "Harborside is very scrupulous" "To obey all state laws and regulations." "Despite that, we are still in violation of federal law." "Thom:" "California law says that there's a medical reason" "That people use marijuana." "Federal law says that marijuana" "Is illegal at all times for all purposes." "That's the conflict." "Federal law, as any first-year law student knows," "Is supreme over state law." "Anybody that owns a commercial marijuana store in california" "Could be the subject of a federal search warrant" "At any moment." "Steve:" "What we are doing is risky." "What we are doing is dangerous." "It could put me and my family in a lot of peril," "But I believe in it." "I believe in this plant." "I believe in what it can do for people." "There's always the possibility of a federal raid" "Looming out there on the horizon somewhere," "But today, I have a concern that could close us down" "Before the feds even get a chance." "Hey, bro." "Steve:" "Hey, brother." "Hey, luigi." "Hey, how's it going?" "Good, good." "I just learned that we've got a tax bill for a million dollars" "That's due a week or 10 days from now." "Obviously, we don't have that kind of money." "All businesses in oakland pay a tenth of a percent per year" "In business taxes, and so does harborside." "But in addition to that, we pay" "A special cannabis tax on our gross revenues." "It started out at 1.8%." "It was just raised to 5%." "And we don't mind that." "It's what the voters voted for, and we're happy to pay it," "But what is a problem is the city's told us" "That we have to pay that tax for a whole year in advance," "And that's a lot of money." "You know, this is like the irs coming to you and saying" "That they're gonna raise your taxes 4,000%," ""and we're gonna collect it six weeks from now."" "What we're gonna need to do is we're gonna need to make" "An appearance in front of the tax-appeal board." "That's gonna be Thursday." "Okay." "I need you and dress and andrew to really work on this thing." "It's absolutely critical that we win this appeal," "Or we're gonna have to figure out someplace to come up" "With, like, a million bucks." "Yeah, it's true that we grossed" "Over $21 million last year," "But we're a real nonprofit organization." "As soon as we had any excess money," "We put that money" "Into patient services and charitable donations." "It's not sitting around in a bank account somewhere" "Where we can just grab it." "Luigi:" "I'm under a lot of stress." "I got to figure out what I'm gonna do." "What's at stake is our jobs " "The careers, the lives of all the people here." "Luigi:" "I'll be frank with you." "If we can't get this changed, we will be forced" "To close our doors and leave the city of oakland." "[ train whistle blows ] [ humming ]" "Steve's got us on this tax thing." "Luigi's preparing for the hearing." "Steve also wants dress to go to the hearing." "Dress is one of the owners of this business." "[ grunts ]" "Dress started wearing dresses a long time ago." "If you're a guy and you might relate" "To the experience of your jeans or your slacks constricting you," "A dress is more comfortable than pants." "That's the science behind the dress." "Pbht." ""in fact, I'm so committed to this" "That I'm gonna change my name to 'dress.'"" "We're gonna talk in your office." "Okay." "We're gonna talk in your office." "Let's go talk in your office." "The reason I've been skeptical" "About us winning this thing " "The city, they need money." "They need money in a big way." "Why are they gonna give us any credit?" "Yeah." "But luigi's argument is, "you put us under," ""and you're killing the goose that's laying the golden egg." "So, you know what?" "Let's work together."" "No, I know we have a strong case." "I'm still skeptical." "I just don't have a good feeling about this." "[ sighs ]" "You know, the stakes couldn't be higher." "Our staff is counting on us keeping this place open." "Our patients are counting on us keeping this place open." "My brother is counting on us." "So I hope luigi has it together, man." "Attention all staff." "Attention all staff." "Harborside is now closed." "[ scanner beeps ]" "Terryn:" "When I come home from work," "One of the first things I do is I roll something." "For whatever reason, it makes me 100% happy." "I was born and raised in oakland, california." "I went to catholic school, went to college," "And studied writing and philosophy." "There's a lot of things I'd like to do," "So I guess my mind is racing around," "Thinking about all the things I'd like to do," "And I'm much better at thinking about things I'd like to do" "Than actually accomplishing those things." "This is somewhat of an issue, me smoking, because of my mom." "Her constant question to me is," ""how does this move you forward?"" "I mean, it doesn't matter the medicinal benefits." "It doesn't matter the benefits to society to my mom." "All she knows is she doesn't want her boy getting high." "From her point of view," "This is drugs, and I could be doing more." "I recently started growing my own cannabis" "Because I wanted the time and the financial freedom to write." "It's just so all-consuming that," "At this point, I'm pretty sure I'm losing money." "Jon is a friend of mine who basically got me into growing." "He's super-experienced, super-knowledgeable." "He's the best grower I know." "I'm about to harvest my plants." "Before I chop them down, I want jon to kind of look at them." "Terryn:" "I think I'm, uh, in trouble." "Jon:" "This is the first time I've actually seen" "A root-aphid infestation up close." "They live in the soil, and they eat up your roots." "And then when they're done eating the roots of one plant," "They'll come to the surface and sprout wings" "And fly to the next plant" "Till everything in your room is just destroyed." "But they do something on the leaves." "This one of the nastiest new bugs to hit the scene." "They've been hitting all sorts of gardens of people I know." "And you have to go through each one" "And make sure that they're not infected." "I don't know what I'm gonna do." "I've put all my time and energy into them." "If these plants aren't in good enough shape," "I can't really sell it." "Andrew:" "And who else is going to be appealing besides us?" "Luigi:" "This is a hearing solely for us." "No one else would be in the room for this hearing." "I'm gonna time it for you, too." "And you've already written it out." "I have written it out." "Oh, wow." "You've written it out." "You like to write it out." "Luigi prepared a speech he's gonna give to the tax board," "Outlining our position, and we need him to nail it." "Andrew:" "So if we lose," "We have this huge amount of money we have to find." "It just breaks us." "I mean, if we lose this, I am seriously worried." "Okay." "Practice your speech to the appeal board." "Tell me when you're rea-- I'm ready." "Go." "You know, we come to you in the spirit of cooperation." "Think of us as your partner," "Your -- on your team." "In November, measure v passed," "Which increased the rate to $50 per $1,000." "We're talking about a million dollars..." "A year." "That represents a 4,166% increase." "We didn't set this money aside." "We didn't set the funds aside" "Because the law hadn't passed then." "So I appeal to you, as the city, to tell me," "How am I supposed to pay those taxes?" "It is impossible for us to go back" "And take dollars that are this large" "And put them in a bank account." "We can't go back in time and do that." "It's impossible." "Okay." "You lost me." "I mean, forget percentages." "It doesn't work that way." "Put it in dollars." ""we're talking about a million dollars" " "When you said that phrase, boom!" "Okay." "Keep saying that word "million," man. [ laughs ]" "Okay, all right." "Well, the stakes are high, man." "Keep practicing." "Luigi:" "We're squeezed." "We've really gotten our costs down to the bone." "We cannot cut any more." "We'll see how much the city council understands business" "And is willing to work with business." "Well, I'm hoping for the best." "I really am." "Andrew:" "I just hope he has it together." "I hope he nails it, 'cause right now," "I don't think he has it together," "And I don't think he's nailed it," "And..." "I'm freaking out a little bit." "So, uh, you know, one way of dealing with stress" "Is just to sit there and suffer." "Another way of dealing with it is to use a cannabis edible." "I'm gonna take four of these babies." "Woman:" "Okay." "Steve:" "I'm not gonna be able to be at the tax hearing today," "But I do have luigi and dress and andrew on the job." "A big part of the harborside mission" "Is pushing the medical cannabis movement forward," "So today, I have to speak" "At an important conference in san francisco." "'course, I never, ever have enough time" "To really prepare as much as I want to for my speeches." "We're gonna have to wing it this morning." "Could you dig up a couple" "Of on the rise gingerbreads for me, the super-potents?" "I'll swing by on my way, but I won't have much time," "So if you grab them, have them ready for me?" "Thanks, bro." "Bye." "[ cat meows ]" "The worst part of my life" "Is that I'm always late for something." "I just have too many things to do." "We're supposed to be in san francisco," "Up on stage at 9:35." "It'll take about 45 minutes to get there" "And about 10 minutes to park," "And I need to run by harborside and grab an edible, and " "So it's gonna take me " "Well, we're cutting it just to the fine edge here." "Every time I'm late, I feel it intensely." "I don't like it." "I don't like failing to do" "What it is that I say that I'm going to do." "I hate to keep people waiting." "I need a super-potent gingerbread." "There it is." "I'm gonna take four of these babies..." "Woman:" "Okay." "...And run, okay?" "Thank you." "So, uh, you know, one way of dealing with stress" "Is just to sit there and suffer." "Another way of dealing with it is to use a cannabis edible." "I've found that a little bit of cannabis" "Ingested right around the time I'm getting up onstage," "I'll get a nice feeling of relaxation and calm." "I'll be able to be centered and focused" "And maybe even a little bit funny." "Okay, add another stresser here." "We're down to 9 miles -- 9 miles of gas left." "[ telephone ringing ]" "My granddaughter." "Hello?" "Hi, amelia." "What are you going to do today?" "You're gonna go to school?" "Yeah, good." "Well, amelia, I need to kind of concentrate" "On my driving right now 'cause I just missed a turn." "We are on the -- what, the sixth floor?" "[ bell dinging ]" "Ding, dong, dong, dung." "Very nice." "[ whistles ]" "Brett:" "Here to discuss cannabis testing" "Is our panel moderated by stephen deangelo" "With harborside health center." "[ clears throat ] thanks, brett." "Excuse me." "I've got my morning voice on here." "[ clears throat ] there we go." "One of the themes that we're gonna explore" "Today in the panel conversations" "Is why investors should be interested" "In the cannabis industry." "I think it's also indicative..." "When I look at the tax which they're gonna think" "That we need to write this month " "My god, we don't have that." "I mean, we're looking at closing our doors." "We really, literally are." "Our hearts, as well as our books and records," "Are open to you for inspection." "You should be looking at us to ensure our long-term health." "Luigi:" "Hey, dress." "You're coming at the end of my speech." "This is the final bit." "So, in summary, what little profit we used to have" "Is now going to the city of oakland." "[ sighs ] I'm nervous." "There's so much riding on this." "If we lose this hearing today," "We will owe them $1.1 million this month." "That's insane." "It is insane." "[ laughs ]" "Man:" "Good afternoon." "Harborside health center" "Is appealing the city's denial of their claim." "Um, I'll be frank with you." "This will bankrupt us." "If we can't get this changed," "We will be forced to close our doors," "Terminate these employees, and leave the city of oakland." "We don't have $1.1 million." "We didn't even know about this until November." "And three months later, the city's gonna come" "And ask us to hand over $1.1 million?" "Man:" "In measure f, the actual ballot explicitly says," ""effective beginning January 1st,"" "And that is in the actual ballot itself." "Man #2:" "Do you have other arguments you'd like to make about the tax," "In addition to the inability to fund paying it?" "Not at this point, no." "There are none." "Man #1:" "Uh, I find in favor of the city." "Woman:" "I also find in favor of the city." "As do I. As do I. As do I." "Okay, I-I guess the result here of this vote" "Is really the industry is not welcome in oakland." "Is that what I understand?" "Okay." "It's not a political decision." "Not at all." "Okay." "Let's go close the shop." "Dress:" "Okay." "Thank you." "[ elevator bell dings ]" "Steve's gonna be upset." "You need a profession." "There's only gonna be a few choices we have." "We're either suing," "We're trying to get the council to change it," "Or we're declaring bankruptcy." "Hmm." "Hmm." "Cinnamon, fruit, or mint." "I think I'll go with the cinnamon." "I guess you want it for pain." "Yeah, definitely need it for pain." "Cinnamon and pain." "Yeah, cinnamon and pain." "Cinnamon and pain -- sounds like a band." "Okay." "Couple of these guys." "I medicate every day." "You know, I'm not medicating to "get high."" "You know what I mean?" "I'm medicating to feel well and to be well." "One more of these." "People really need to think about what it would be like" "If the government one day said, "oranges are bad for you," "And we're gonna make them illegal,"" "And then people were forced to, like, grow orange trees" "In their basements with lights and stuff." "That's what -- that's -- [ clatters ]" "You know, we're not building the space shuttle here, you know?" "But it's hard." "It's hard running this place," "Especially when your taxes go up like they did to us." "We owe $1.1 million of tax for next week." "I guess I will probably try and be reserved" "And not announce to everyone that we're going bankrupt." "[ indistinct conversations ] [ chuckles ]" "Oh, you're just coming back from the hearing?" "Luigi:" "Yeah." "Oh, no." "I don't like your body language." "Yeah, we owe $1.1 million next week." "Look, we don't have $1.1 million in one week." "Yeah, and I told them that this would bankrupt the industry" "And drive us out of oakland." "They didn't care about that." "How could you be completely " "Was anyone else there from any other dispensary?" "No." "There's only gonna be a few choices we have" "To decide on how to move forward." "We're either suing," "We're trying to get the council to change it," "Or we're declaring bankruptcy." "Yeah." "Listen, I mean, it's very hard to articulate." "Your family got a bill for a million dollars." "You -- how do you not declare bankruptcy?" "This is the area" "Where my brother really has the expertise." "Steve's the strategy part." "He will know what to do." "Terryn:" "Jon helped me get my place started." "Oh, joy." "Kind of in exchange for all the work he did for me," "I started helping him." "Before I got into this, I worked for a mortgage company." "It was one of those subprime-loan lenders." "Even though I was dressing up in a suit and a tie" "And going to work every day in an office," "It kind of hurt my soul" "To be a part of that for so long, you know?" "I ended my employment with that company" "And decided to do something else." "Whew." "That's a lot of work." "I thought, of course, like most people do," "That I would have all my bills paid off in six months," "I'd be saving up for a house, all that good stuff," "And it turns out it's a full-time farming job, really." "I'm mixing up fresh dirt." "I still haven't perfected this recipe." "I change it every time just to see what'll happen." "I'm preparing the new crop for transplant." "They're gonna go in bigger pots." "And nine weeks later," "They're gonna be finished and ready to harvest." "Terryn:" "I don't even remember why I was coming over here." "I had a reason that didn't involve me getting dirty." "I'm not exactly sure how growing weed" "Turned into working 60 hours a week." "It's a full-time occupation, man." "Full-time is 40." "60's more than full-time." "60 sucks." "Andrew:" "Uh, h-hey, bro." "Steve:" "Hey, bro." "Um, so, uh, there's something I got to let you know about." "Um, we had the appeal today with the city," "And we -- we lost." "Yeah, that's not good." "No." "I mean, we were pretty alarmed about it and everything." "The city council, from the podium," "When they passed that thing," "Said that it was not supposed to be retroactive." "To me, that sounds like we shouldn't have to pay the tax" "Till the end of the year." "I know." "We were there." "All right." "We need to get that fixed." "I just know what the council said." "Until I find out that they're not gonna fix the problem," "I'm not gonna get upset about it." "Okay, fine." "All right, bye." "Bye." "Andrew:" "It's a roller-coaster ride." "Welcome to the wild, wonderful world of cannabis." "[ chuckles ]" "Steve:" "I see so many other high-powered executives," "People who are working the kind of 16-hour days, 6, 7 days a week, that I've been doing," "And a lot of guys are just dropping dead" "When they're 56 years old or 60 years old or 62 years old." "I don't want that to happen to me." "Andrew:" "I mean, okay." "It's a million dollars." "It's gonna hurt us for a long, long time." "It's gonna suck really bad." "God only knows what'll happen." "But that's why steve's the leader." "I don't want to forget to know how to relax." "And, uh..." "Cannabis really helps me remember how to relax" "When I've forgotten." "Damn." "Jon:" "I know." "It's an amazing bud, man." "It's an amazing plant." "Whoa." "You will rarely see cannabis of this quality." "[ laughter ]" "If you see me in the streets rocking this bag, don't rob me." "Ready to go." "Today, we're taking a pound of my sage n sour kush" "Into harborside health center." "It's a big, exciting sales day." "It's extra important that I get my payment on time" "Just so I can make my rent." "The electricity bill each month to light and ventilate each crop" "Costs about $1,900," "So that leaves very little room for error." "Jon:" "These are ready to go." "My sage n sour kush." "Rick:" "Yeah, triple-triple-a right there." "He's a mover." "He's one of our best." "Damn." "I know." "It's an amazing bud, man." "It's an amazing plant." "Whoa." "That smell, that potency, that look -- it's all there." "Is that all there is, is just that one jar?" "Uh, no, I got a pound for you." "Oh, sweet." "Excellent." "You will rarely see cannabis of this quality." "[ laughter ]" "Man:" "Yeah, we're not lying." "You grow some of the best cannabis in the world." "I really appreciate that, you know?" "Hell, no." "Last time I came in here, you gave me $4,000." "You are actually the last person left." "I mean, I hope it's worth it." "It is." "What are you looking for today?" "What's the tastiest sativa you guys got right now?" "One of the sage n sours?" "That's sage n sour clean green." "It's gonna sell out within the next hour." "Sage n sour?" "Have you had that one before?" "No, I haven't." "Looks like you're getting our last quarter, actually." "Oh, cool." "Awesome." "It came today." "It went today." "All right." "I think I need to get apollo 13," "Jack the ripper, and deep purple." "$80 for 10 seeds." "You got to pay for genetics, man." "We don't just sell cannabis flowers here." "We also sell seeds so patients can grow their own medicine." "We must have 100 different strains just in seeds." "It's like noah's ark for a plant." "Well, look at how many we got." "Diesel maui, royal kush seven, pure truth, the truth." "[ laughing ]" "This is, like, the mother ship." "You know, if an asteroid hit the earth and everybody died," "In millions of years, the aliens could come down" "And find this case, okay, with the seeds in it," "And they could grow themselves some cannabis," "And they could figure out" "All kinds of things about us just from that." "It would survive." "I mean, that's seed." "Hopefully, we'll survive." "Wow, these are stressful times, you know," "Getting a million-dollar tax bill." "We could get shut down at any moment." "So, well, at least we got a lot of seeds." "[ laughs ] [ buzzer ]" "Luigi:" "Hey, steve." "How's it going?" "Going pretty well." "How are you?" "Cool." "I heard from andrew the bad news" "About the loss at the hearing." "Yeah." "Didn't go well." "But it's not acceptable to me." "They told us when they passed the ordinance" "That it would not be applied retroactively." "We don't have a million dollars." "Exactly." "The council created this problem." "The council has to fix this problem." "I need you to get in touch with the city." "Let them know that we have to get the law changed." "Okay." "I'll get right on it." "Thanks, luigi." "All right." "Thank you, steve." "Jon:" "You'd think that after a big sale like that at harborside," "I could just sit back and chill for a while," "But my margins are so tight that I just got to keep moving." "Today, we're gonna be cloning our mother plants" "Down into little baby cuttings for the next round." "Each branch can be dipped in a special solution." "It will sprout roots and grow an entirely new plant" "That's genetically identical to the mother." "The first couple of times, it's kind of nerve-racking," "But once you get the hang of it" "And you kill a few dozen plants in the process," "It becomes a lot easier." "I kind of just want to take one right above a node like that," "Take some of these leaf tips down." "It allows you to crowd more plants into one cloning tray." "Before it goes in the cloning solution," "I always give it another quick snip." "This'll give it a fresh tip, 45-degree angle." "And there you go." "I've got to have two crops going simultaneously." "Otherwise, I'm gonna lose money on it." "While the ones going downstairs flower," "I've got another crop ready to go in" "As soon as the first crop is harvested." "Clones, unlike other things in my life, are beautiful." "Terryn:" "So, root aphids destroyed my crop." "I was able to salvage some of it." "Hopefully I can make something of it." "There's times like this I just remember" "How excited I was when I first started out doing this." "But then, there's just mad hours of tedious work by yourself" "To save a harvest that you might not still be able to save..." "Knowing the entire time" "That you really need to be doing something else." "¶ I want you to know ¶" "I know for a fact that I smoke too much." "It's not a mystery to me, nor my friends." "As much as I smoked when I was younger," "I just assumed I would stop." "I didn't want to be just some loser stoner" "Sitting on a couch late in my 30s," "Playing video games and taking bong hits all day." "The fact that I'm still now sitting on jon's couch" "Taking bong hits, playing "call of duty,"" "And enjoying it thoroughly, is kind of shocking to me." "Luigi:" "I worry a lot." "I take ownership of the financial situation." "If it goes bankrupt, I will view that" "As a negative blemish on my career." "Okay." "Got a call back from the city of oakland." "The man in charge of the revenue department indicated" "That he would be willing to stretch our $1.1 million payment" "Out over three payments," "But that this was a temporary fix to a specific situation." "I'm just sort of disappointed with everyone not treating us" "Like a real legitimate business." "Can I just interrupt here?" "Apologize. 60-second update on the tax stuff." "Okay." "This year, we can break the payment of the $1.1 million" "Into three pieces," "Essentially giving us" "A one-time, temporary patch." "This does not apply to the whole industry." "This is harborside only." "Basically, it's like an agreement to pay your tax late." "No, no, no." "No, no, no, no, no, no, no." "No, no, no, no." "I know." "I explained to them that's not what we want." "That means we have to get a million dollars together for next year." "No." "That's what I told him." "All right." "Terryn:" "Oh, man, I'm headed up to my mom's house" "To have some dinner and just hang out with her." "My mom is a psychologist, and she expects a lot of me." "I don't care about anyone's opinion about me like I care about hers." "Sandra:" "I would want to be able" "To talk about what my child is doing" "And feel good about it, and I don't." "I don't feel good about it, and I don't talk about it." "My motivation for getting involved in the whole growing thing" "Was to be able to, you know, create something" "As opposed to just having a job," "And now I'm in a position where I'm grinding it out 60, 70 hours a week," "With actually no guarantee of it going anywhere." "And, you know, not making any real money." "Yeah, that's a whole other problem." "I am disappointed that he hasn't moved on" "To do the things that he says he wants to do." "And I hope that he won't have regrets about his choices." "Terryn:" "I'm embarrassed about being 35," "Working behind a cash register." "There's no two ways about it." "You need a profession where your skills are so important" "That even if people don't like you," "They treat you well because they need you." "For what it's worth, I feel like I'm doing good" "And I'm contributing to the community" "In a positive way as a whole." "I have people who are going" "Through really, really bad times in their life," "And they're not trying to get high." "They're trying to get help." "And, I mean, granted, there's a lot of people" "Who want to get high, but, I mean," "There's value to it, is all I'm saying, and I got to eat." "But it is hand-to-mouth living." "I mean, that does get old after a time." "It's old now." "The council passed this tax ordinance" "Without fully thinking" "Through the downstream implications of it." "We really tried to get the city council to push back" "The effective date of the million-dollar tax," "But we weren't able to do that, so we are gonna have to pay it," "But we can pay it in three equal installments." "So, not the outcome that we wanted," "But sometimes you have to play the cards that you're dealt." "¶ oh, whoa, oh, whoa ¶" "¶ whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ¶" "¶ oh, whoa, oh, whoa ¶" "I'm not sure about how I feel about my life overall right now." "I should be doing something else," "But I don't know what that something else is." "I don't know " "I don't know what else I'm good at, at this point." "I know a lot about cannabis, for better or for worse." "I just know a lot about pot." "And the idea of breaking out of that" "And starting over at something fresh is just intimidating." "I'm too old to be at a point in my life" "Where I don't know what I want to do." "Guess something has to change." "Luigi:" "My whole life was gearing me towards this job." "I worry a lot." "I take ownership" "Of the financial situation of harborside." "If it goes bankrupt, I will view that" "As a negative blemish on my reputation and my career." "Steve:" "We'll survive this." "I've been surviving things like this for 40 years." "And if life was boring, what would I do with myself?" "Andrew:" "Good night, debbie." "Good night." "See you." "Thanks a lot, everybody, for all your hard work." "I'll be leaving for the evening." "We can never forget," "Every day you get to walk home not in handcuffs," "That is a good day." "Captions paid for by discovery communications"