A12 The BulleTin • Thursday, april 21, 2022
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TODAY
FRIDAY
TONIGHT
HIGH
54°
Cloudy
LOW
32°
56°
30°
Cloudy this evening; partly
cloudy late
Cloudy with a few showers
ALMANAC
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday Normal
Record
57°
59° 84° in 1906
28°
31° 14° in 1927
PRECIPITATION
24 hours through 5 p.m. yesterday
0.00"
Record
0.29" in 1997
Month to date (normal)
0.22" (0.51")
Year to date (normal)
1.30" (3.61")
Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.
29.64"
SUN, MOON AND PLANETS
Rise/Set
Sun
Moon
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Last
Today
Fri.
6:12am/7:56pm 6:11am/7:58pm
1:19am/9:43am 2:20am/10:51am
6:48am/9:39pm 6:48am/9:43pm
4:40am/4:03pm 4:39am/4:05pm
4:16am/2:56pm 4:14am/2:56pm
5:00am/4:46pm 4:56am/4:44pm
3:47am/1:57pm 3:43am/1:54pm
6:46am/8:59pm 6:42am/8:56pm
New
First
Full
Apr 23
Apr 30
May 8
May 15
Tonight's sky: Use handle of Big Dipper to
"Arc to Arcturus" of Bootes.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
UV INDEX TODAY
10 a.m.
Noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
1
2
2
1
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index ™ number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low,
3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
POLLEN COUNT
Grasses
Absent
Trees
High
Weeds
Absent
Source: Oregon Allergy Associates
MONDAY
SUNDAY
59°
31°
67°
41°
67°
37°
Sunny
TUESDAY
Times of clouds and sun
EAST: Mostly cloudy
today with a passing
shower. Breezy in the
south; cool in central
parts.
Seaside
54/40
Cannon Beach
52/40
Yesterday
Today
Friday
Yesterday
Today
Friday
Yesterday
Today
Friday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
Astoria
53/42/0.20 53/41/r
56/40/pc
La Grande
55/31/0.02 52/32/sh 56/40/c
Portland
53/43/0.12 56/42/r
60/44/pc
Baker City
52/24/0.06 53/31/sh 54/31/pc
La Pine
46/25/0.00 51/28/c 51/30/sh
Prineville
57/28/0.00 58/31/sh 51/36/c
Brookings
50/47/0.29 51/44/r
53/43/c
Medford
58/39/0.05 57/41/r
60/39/sh
Redmond
61/27/Tr
56/31/c 58/29/sh
Burns
51/23/0.05 52/27/sh 55/27/c
Newport
54/41/0.23 53/41/r
54/40/pc
Roseburg
57/38/0.17 58/40/r
60/40/sh
Eugene
53/38/0.22 57/40/r
59/39/pc
North Bend
56/43/0.36 55/43/r
57/43/pc
Salem
55/37/0.19 57/41/r
58/39/sh
Klamath Falls
49/25/0.02 48/29/r
51/24/c
Ontario
67/33/0.01 60/41/pc 63/40/pc
Sisters
54/26/0.04 55/31/c 56/34/sh
Lakeview
48/33/0.05 46/24/r
50/24/c
Pendleton
60/32/Tr
58/36/c 59/41/c
The Dalles
53/35/0.19 63/40/c 66/43/c
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Tr-trace, Yesterday data as of 5 p.m. yesterday
NATIONAL WEATHER
WATER REPORT
As of 7 a.m. yesterday
Reservoir
Acre feet
Capacity
Crane Prairie
48523
88%
Wickiup
106141
53%
Crescent Lake
8056
9%
Ochoco Reservoir
7002
16%
Prineville
40101
27%
River fl ow
Station
Cu.ft./sec.
Deschutes R. below Crane Prairie
67
Deschutes R. below Wickiup
617
Deschutes R. below Bend
62
Deschutes R. at Benham Falls
939
Little Deschutes near La Pine
132
Crescent Ck. below Crescent Lake
8
Crooked R. above Prineville Res.
183
Crooked R. below Prineville Res.
142
Crooked R. near Terrebonne
80
Ochoco Ck. below Ochoco Res.
3
-0s
0s
10s
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
100s
110s
NATIONAL
EXTREMES
YESTERDAY (for the
In inches as of 5 p.m. yesterday
T-storms
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Source: OnTheSnow.com
Farmworkers
Continued from A11
The tax credit Lopez referred to is
included in the new law. Most farm-
ers will be eligible for one of three
tiers of tax credits, depending on
whether they employ 25 or fewer
workers, 25 to 50 workers, or more
than 50 workers.
The tax credits will decline be-
tween 2023 and 2028.
After that, credits will end or be
re-evaluated by lawmakers based on
economic studies required under HB
4002.
In her letter to House and Senate
Pot shops
Continued from A11
On the annual 4/20 mari-
juana holiday Wednesday, Mur-
ray held a news conference at a
suburban Seattle cannabis store
to say she will prioritize mari-
juana banking reform as part
of her work as a key negotia-
tor on a conference committee
that is ironing out differences in
House and Senate versions of a
major federal competitiveness
and innovation bill.
Cannabis industry activ-
ists said they consider her an-
nouncement an important
signal that after years of work,
the banking issue might fi-
nally get resolved this year,
allowing financial institutions
to handle marijuana money
in states where it is legal with-
out fear of federal prosecution,
loss of their federal deposit in-
surance or other penalties.
There recently has been a
massive spike in the robberies
“This policy will make a
significant difference in the lives of
farmworkers and their families.”
— Oregon Gov. Kate Brown
leaders, Brown acknowledged the
new law “has consequences for em-
ployers,” which is why she said it was
crucial to include tax credits.
But both Cooper, of the Farm Bu-
reau, and Stone, of the nursery asso-
ciation, said the tax credits are poorly
designed, don’t fit the agricultural
sector and are likely impermanent.
“There’s no way to tax credit our
for reasons that aren’t entirely
clear. Dozens of cannabis busi-
nesses in the San Francisco
Bay Area were hit last fall in
a wave of attacks that some-
times appeared coordinated.
Industry trackers in Washing-
ton state have reported at least
80 so far this year, mostly in
the Puget Sound region.
While dispensaries are
frequent targets for robber-
ies, the spate in Washington
is helping drive the national
conversation about banking
reform. Last month, a suspect
shot and killed an employee
at a cannabis store in Tacoma;
an ID checker shot and killed
a robber in Covington; Se-
attle police shot and killed a
suspect following a robbery
in Bellevue; and a robber pis-
tol-whipped a worker at an
Everett shop.
In the last few days, police
have arrested a 15-year-old
boy and a 16-year-old boy in
the killing of employee Jordan
Netflix
Continued from A11
Netflix projected a loss of another
2 million subscribers in the current
April-June quarter.
The steep erosion, which follows a
year of progressively slower growth,
has given Netflix investors major jit-
ters.
The company’s stock was down as
much as 37% midday Wednesday. If
the stock closes at this level, the sell-
off will have wiped out nearly two-
thirds of Netflix’s market value since
the end of last year, erasing $170
billion in shareholder wealth in less
than four months.
Yesterday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec.
Abilene
97/65/0.00
Akron
57/29/Tr
Albany
52/38/Tr
Albuquerque
83/51/0.00
Anchorage
44/27/0.00
Atlanta
72/45/0.00
Atlantic City
56/42/0.00
Austin
84/67/0.01
Baltimore
62/36/0.00
Billings
56/33/0.00
Birmingham
71/44/0.00
Bismarck
53/33/Tr
Boise
65/39/0.02
Boston
57/41/0.00
Bridgeport, CT 59/42/0.00
Buffalo
48/34/Tr
Burlington, VT
50/36/Tr
Caribou, ME
44/34/0.02
Charleston, SC 68/43/0.00
Charlotte
67/39/0.00
Chattanooga
72/39/0.00
Cheyenne
63/36/0.00
Chicago
52/41/0.15
Cincinnati
66/40/0.00
Cleveland
57/30/Tr
Colorado Springs 75/50/0.00
Columbia, MO
56/44/1.40
Columbia, SC
70/40/0.00
Columbus, GA
76/43/0.00
Columbus, OH
61/29/0.00
Concord, NH
54/37/0.00
Corpus Christi
87/72/Tr
Dallas
91/65/Tr
Dayton
62/32/0.00
Denver
70/37/0.00
Des Moines
48/45/0.21
Detroit
51/30/0.00
Duluth
38/31/0.27
El Paso
92/67/0.00
Fairbanks
47/20/0.00
Fargo
51/32/0.19
Flagstaff
66/37/0.00
Grand Rapids
54/26/0.01
Green Bay
56/34/0.10
Greensboro
64/33/0.00
Harrisburg
61/37/0.00
Hartford, CT
57/40/0.00
Helena
53/32/Tr
Honolulu
84/72/Tr
Houston
84/69/Tr
Huntsville
72/41/0.00
Indianapolis
63/43/0.05
Jackson, MS
80/48/0.13
Jacksonville
75/49/0.00
Today
Hi/Lo/W
93/67/t
63/42/r
57/43/sh
82/54/s
47/37/pc
76/57/pc
55/53/pc
88/69/pc
66/50/pc
57/37/c
80/58/s
43/37/c
56/38/sh
59/49/pc
56/47/pc
54/40/sh
56/44/r
52/39/pc
74/54/s
75/53/pc
78/55/pc
71/41/s
68/47/pc
65/50/sh
65/42/r
77/50/s
75/63/c
76/52/s
79/55/pc
65/48/sh
59/43/pc
86/74/pc
85/69/pc
67/50/sh
78/49/s
67/54/pc
67/43/sh
46/32/pc
90/61/s
46/27/s
46/38/pc
65/38/s
61/37/s
59/36/s
71/52/pc
62/49/pc
60/45/pc
56/34/sh
83/72/sh
85/71/pc
78/57/pc
70/52/c
84/59/pc
76/60/pc
Amsterdam
Athens
Auckland
Baghdad
Bangkok
Beijing
Beirut
Berlin
Bogota
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Cabo San Lucas
Cairo
Calgary
Cancun
Dublin
Edinburgh
Geneva
Harare
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
Lima
Lisbon
London
Madrid
Manila
63/50/c
68/56/pc
73/63/r
88/60/pc
93/79/t
79/50/pc
69/58/s
56/47/sh
62/50/r
63/40/pc
70/59/s
89/67/s
79/59/s
38/24/sn
85/71/sh
56/44/pc
54/42/pc
66/45/sh
68/58/t
81/74/pc
60/51/pc
70/48/s
70/52/s
70/61/c
63/51/r
64/48/pc
62/46/pc
95/81/t
Friday
Hi/Lo/W
91/65/pc
65/53/pc
59/36/s
79/43/pc
47/38/c
80/57/s
64/51/s
86/67/pc
73/51/s
42/31/r
83/59/s
49/38/r
60/36/pc
64/42/s
64/43/s
55/41/s
54/31/pc
49/28/pc
78/58/s
82/56/s
82/58/s
74/36/c
62/60/t
74/57/c
60/51/pc
82/41/pc
83/64/c
83/55/s
82/55/s
68/53/c
60/33/s
86/74/pc
87/66/pc
71/55/c
80/39/pc
77/62/r
59/48/pc
41/36/r
91/58/s
48/33/pc
49/48/r
47/23/pc
58/49/pc
49/46/c
78/54/s
72/49/s
66/38/s
45/35/c
85/72/pc
84/68/pc
82/59/pc
72/58/c
82/58/s
78/61/pc
City
Juneau
Kansas City
Lansing
Las Vegas
Lexington
Lincoln
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Madison, WI
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Newark, NJ
Norfolk, VA
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Orlando
Palm Springs
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Richmond
Rochester, NY
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Fe
Savannah
Seattle
Sioux Falls
Spokane
Springfi eld, MO
Tampa
Tucson
Tulsa
Washington, DC
Wichita
Yakima
Yuma
Yesterday
Hi/Lo/Prec.
52/30/Tr
59/51/0.06
54/26/Tr
84/62/0.00
70/39/0.00
64/51/0.04
65/52/1.41
69/57/0.00
74/47/0.08
50/41/0.05
64/52/0.22
83/75/Tr
48/38/0.11
46/42/0.63
75/42/Tr
79/57/0.00
60/42/0.00
62/43/0.00
59/45/0.00
93/57/0.00
57/51/0.01
80/60/0.00
88/62/0.00
52/45/0.38
60/38/0.00
90/67/0.00
56/29/Tr
52/38/0.00
59/41/0.00
66/34/0.00
63/35/0.07
64/32/0.00
64/31/0.00
52/35/0.06
72/44/0.01
66/47/0.24
68/41/Tr
84/67/0.02
67/57/0.00
68/52/0.01
73/47/0.00
78/44/0.00
73/44/0.00
54/39/0.07
61/40/0.08
53/36/0.01
56/49/0.19
85/61/0.00
92/60/0.00
75/55/0.01
62/41/0.00
83/55/0.01
53/26/0.15
89/62/0.00
Today
Hi/Lo/W
52/34/s
74/63/t
62/38/pc
81/55/s
66/54/c
73/59/c
79/65/pc
67/54/pc
70/56/sh
63/42/pc
78/63/sh
82/73/pc
65/42/pc
56/42/pc
76/56/sh
84/67/pc
60/51/pc
61/51/pc
68/55/pc
83/66/t
72/58/pc
80/66/pc
86/59/s
70/53/pc
66/51/pc
93/64/s
61/44/r
51/45/pc
59/48/pc
73/53/s
68/46/pc
54/36/r
70/52/pc
57/41/c
62/47/r
76/62/c
74/47/pc
90/71/pc
67/58/pc
62/50/r
62/50/r
77/47/s
75/56/s
53/40/r
64/51/s
52/33/pc
74/63/c
86/67/s
93/61/s
79/68/t
66/55/pc
76/67/t
59/32/c
90/59/s
Friday
Hi/Lo/W
48/40/r
83/64/c
59/48/pc
68/55/pc
77/59/pc
85/63/c
84/66/pc
67/51/pc
81/61/c
56/52/r
84/64/pc
83/73/t
53/48/r
53/51/r
81/60/pc
81/66/pc
67/48/s
69/46/s
70/52/pc
82/63/pc
85/63/c
82/67/pc
76/56/pc
76/61/r
72/50/s
79/56/s
65/52/pc
60/35/pc
66/43/s
82/55/s
74/34/t
54/34/r
79/52/c
54/41/s
66/45/pc
83/64/pc
52/39/sh
87/70/pc
63/53/pc
61/48/sh
64/46/pc
76/35/pc
79/58/s
58/42/c
75/64/t
55/35/pc
80/64/pc
87/68/pc
84/52/s
82/67/pc
74/54/pc
83/63/pc
62/36/c
76/50/s
99/73/0.00
83/56/0.00
46/36/0.08
59/37/0.00
79/59/0.04
81/72/0.03
106/82/0.00
77/50/0.02
64/32/0.00
46/34/0.06
66/46/0.00
79/70/0.00
66/48/0.03
73/48/0.00
72/57/0.00
64/43/0.00
69/43/0.00
77/57/0.15
88/77/0.00
57/30/0.00
75/60/0.01
79/61/0.03
69/61/0.00
59/52/0.13
50/36/0.00
57/37/0.08
55/36/0.00
47/39/0.34
101/76/s
81/55/s
51/41/r
48/43/r
76/62/t
81/72/pc
97/77/pc
74/60/r
63/42/pc
51/38/r
67/48/pc
79/69/s
72/52/t
68/51/c
77/59/pc
66/47/s
72/54/s
80/62/s
88/78/t
58/35/s
70/62/c
82/68/pc
68/61/s
67/61/r
59/39/r
51/43/r
62/42/pc
50/44/sh
101/77/s
77/52/t
51/30/pc
52/40/c
78/62/t
81/73/t
102/79/pc
75/61/pc
64/46/pc
53/31/pc
66/51/pc
86/73/s
64/49/sh
68/45/pc
82/63/s
66/53/pc
65/47/pc
87/67/pc
89/78/t
57/38/pc
67/61/sh
88/71/t
73/63/pc
73/62/pc
55/40/c
54/43/s
53/47/sh
51/40/sh
INTERNATIONAL
48 contiguous states)
National high: 100°
at Vernon, TX
National low: 9°
at Northome, MN
Precipitation: 1.92"
at Russellville, AR
SKI REPORT
Ski resort
New snow
Base
Mt. Bachelor
2
30
Mt. Hood Meadows
5
137-174
Timberline Lodge
7
172-172
Aspen / Snowmass, CO
0
55-55
Mammoth Mtn. Ski, CA
0
41-80
Mainly cloudy
NATIONAL
Hood
River
541-683-1577
54°
28°
TRAVEL WEATHER
Umatilla
64/37
Rufus
Hermiston
60/39
64/37
63/40
Arlington
Hillsboro Portland
Meacham Lostine
62/38
55/39 56/42
51/31
Wasco
53/30 Enterprise
Pendleton
The Dalles
CENTRAL: Consider-
Tillamook
51/28
60/38
58/36
Sandy
63/40
McMinnville
53/39
ably cloudy today. A
Joseph
Heppner
La Grande
56/40
Maupin
Government
55/39
little rain; any time in
52/32
51/29
Camp
60/37 Condon 55/34
Union
Lincoln City
the north, during the
54/34
45/31
53/32
Salem
52/42
Spray
afternoon elsewhere.
Granite
Warm Springs
57/41
Madras
56/32
Albany
47/26
Newport
Baker City
58/31
59/33
Mitchell
53/41
56/38
53/31
WEST: Cloudy today
Camp Sherman
55/31
Redmond
Corvallis
John
Unity
with a little rain; cool Yachats
54/31
56/31
55/38
Day
Prineville
52/29
in the south. A passing 51/41
Ontario
Sisters
58/31
Paulina
53/29
60/41
shower in central
Florence
Eugene 55/31
Brothers 52/26
Bend
Vale
parts tonight.
53/43
57/40
50/29
Sunriver 54/32
61/41
Nyssa
51/29
Hampton
Cottage
La Pine
61/41
Juntura
Oakridge
Grove
51/28
50/29
OREGON EXTREMES Coos Bay
Burns
58/32
57/36
58/40
Fort Rock
55/41
Riley 52/27
YESTERDAY
Crescent
51/30
51/26
High: 67°
49/27
Bandon
Roseburg
Christmas Valley
Jordan Valley
at Ontario
Beaver
Frenchglen
Silver
53/42
58/40
50/29
50/32
Low: 21°
Marsh
Lake
50/29
Port Orford
45/27
48/29
at Odell Lake
Grants
Burns
Junction
Paisley
52/44
Pass
55/34
Chiloquin
49/29
59/41
Rome
Medford
49/27
Gold Beach
57/41
56/33
52/46
Klamath
Fields
Ashland
McDermitt
Lakeview
Falls
Brookings
51/33
56/38
48/29
52/32
51/44
46/24
-10s
52°
29°
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Astoria
53/41
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy, showers
around; cooler
Mostly cloudy
OREGON WEATHER
Bend Municipal Airport through 5 p.m. yest.
High
Low
SATURDAY
way out of this situation,” said Coo-
per.
Brown wrote that the law may need
to be changed and improved over
time, so she said it’s important that
the conversation continue.
“I encourage legislators and stake-
holders to continue their engagement
on these issues, so that necessary and
appropriate adjustments to the law
can be made over time, during future
legislative sessions,” said Brown.
Both Stone and Cooper said their
organizations plan to continue the
conversation and hope future legisla-
tors and the next governor are more
sympathetic to farmers’ needs.
nabis Board.
The board in the past
month has held public safety
discussions with retailers, re-
cruited law enforcement to
talk to retailers about best
practices, and worked with
state financial regulators to
highlight local banks and
“We would keep Netflix and pay
for the four in our family, even if it
was more. We love the service and
what it offers.”
— David Lewis, Norwalk, Connecticut,
man shares a premium plan with his
three adult children and some of their
friends and says they will keep it, even if
they have to cut off the friends and each
pay for individual accounts
the account of a friend or another
family member, including 30 million
in the U.S. and Canada.
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The impact on current Netflix cus-
tomers won’t be clear for some time.
To David Lewis in Norwalk, Con-
necticut, it’s doesn’t seem like a big
deal. Lewis shares a premium plan
with his three adult children and
some of their friends and says they
will keep it, even if they have to cut
off the friends and each pay for indi-
vidual accounts.
“We would keep Netflix and pay
for the four in our family, even if it
was more,” he said. “We love the ser-
vice and what it offers.”
The Los Gatos, California, com-
pany estimated that about 100 mil-
lion households worldwide are
watching its service for free by using
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill that will phase out the overtime exemp-
tion for farmworkers.
A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state is
helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would
make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target.
Brown, 29, at Tacoma’s World
of Weed. Authorities said the
pair were responsible for at
least 10 other armed robberies,
including several at pot shops.
“The number of these rob-
beries is shocking,” said David
Postman, the chairman of the
Washington Liquor and Can-
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credit unions that work with
the industry as well as third-
party vendors that cannabis
retailers can use to conduct
cashless phone transactions.
Marijuana shops that can
afford it have hired private se-
curity guards, sometimes at
costs of more than $50,000 a
month for a round-the-clock
detail, said Adán Espino, ex-
ecutive director of the Craft
Cannabis Coalition, which
represents more than 60 retail
stores in Washington. Some
of the businesses have tried to
hire guards, only to find that
security companies are com-
pletely booked, he said.
Espino said he’s pushing for
state lawmakers to give tax
credits to cannabis stores that
have to shell out money for
security.
Officials and industry ad-
vocates say hiring security and
training employees on best
practices won’t solve the prob-
lem the way federal approval
holds already are choosing to view
Netflix,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
said. “We’ve just got to get paid at
some degree for them.”
To prod more people to pay for
their own accounts, Netflix indi-
cated it will expand a trial program
it has been running in three Latin
American countries — Chile, Costa
Rica and Peru. In these locations,
subscribers can extend service to
another household for a discounted
price. In Costa Rica, for instance,
Netflix plan prices range from $9 to
$15 a month, but subscribers can
openly share their service with an-
other household for $3.
Netflix offered no additional infor-
of cannabis banking would.
Colorado Democratic Rep.
Ed Perlmutter introduced the
SAFE Banking Act in 2013
soon after Washington and
Colorado became the first states
to legalize the regulated sale of
marijuana. The bill would keep
federal regulators from penal-
izing banks that work with li-
censed cannabis businesses.
The House has passed it
half a dozen times with bipar-
tisan support, but it has never
passed the Senate, where it has
42 co-sponsors, including nine
Republicans. Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer, a Democrat,
has insisted that he would pre-
fer to see federal legalization
of marijuana, along with mea-
sures to redress harms caused
by the war on drugs, before
addressing banking.
Schumer, however, recently
announced that his marijuana
legislation would not be ready
to introduce this month as
originally planned.
mation about how a cheaper ad-sup-
ported service tier would work or
how much it would cost. Another
rival, Hulu, has long offered an
ad-supported tier.
While Netflix clearly believes these
changes will help it build upon its
current 221.6 million worldwide sub-
scribers, the moves risk alienating
customers to the point they cancel.
Netflix was previously stung by a
customer backlash in 2011 when it
unveiled plans to begin charging for
its then-nascent streaming service,
which had been bundled for free
with its traditional DVD-by-mail
service before its international ex-
pansion.