US DC: Cannabis Capitalists Speak With Conviction

Washington Post, 28 Aug 2010 – The District is writing strict new rules to regulate its nascent medical marijuana industry, but some of the entrepreneurs best positioned to lead the way have blemished backgrounds – including drug convictions at odds with the city’s vision. Among the District’s 300 proposed rules is a requirement that operators would need to be “of good character”: No felony convictions or misdemeanor drug convictions allowed.