Mike Gravel
Politico.com reports that former Senator Mike Gravel (Dem-AK) will become head of a company that will make marijuana-infused products for medical and recreational use.
Parent company Cannabis Sativa, Inc. announced that the Alaskan Democrat and former presidential long-shot contender will run its subsidiary, KUSH, as CEO. Among other cannabis products, KUSH will make a lozenge called “Kubby.”
Parent company Cannabis Sativa is headed by former Governor Gary Johnson of New Mexico. Gov. Johnson was the Libertarian Party candidate for President in 2012, and former Senator Gravel sought the Libertarian Party nomination for President in 2008 after dropping out of the race for the Democratic Party nomination.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/mike-gravel-kush-marijuana-113878.html#ixzz3NQbwaK1n
This story is also reported @ the Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/mike-gravel-marijuana_n_6396646.html
Hopefully Gravel can keep from claiming pot cures Ebola.
Perfect background for the pot business.
Wikipedia says he was in real estate development back in the 1950s, but he has spent most of his career in politics.
I know that GJ has a business background. Does Gravel?