I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.

It's time for some money we have.

Today I'm throwing you a little curveball.

I'm talking to someone who ran a completely illegal business.

Our conversation is full of examples of what not to do in business like, gosh, I don't know.

Don't run an illegal business, but it's fascinating.

I have to say to talk to someone whose personal story sounds straight out of Ozark or the wire.

I love following all money trails, even the ones that lead to some very dark places.

So I hope you find this conversation as interesting as I did.

Eric Canory, welcome to Money Rehab.

Thank you for having me, Nicole. It's a pleasure.

So we have had a variety of guests on the show, Fortune 500 CEOs, senators,

Olympic gold medalists, NAACP, image award recipients, but never have I ever had someone on the show

who I can say has run the largest high-end marijuana wholesalers in the country.

So first, let's start with how the hell that happened.

The way I started is, imagine being in a position where you're a young child

and you're just looking for a safe place to sleep and food to eat.

So my hustle really didn't come out of wanting fancy things right away.

It was more just about survival, food and shelter.

So I started selling weed in high school, did it all through college,

and even when I graduated college, that's when I really expanded my organization

along the East Coast of the United States in the early 2000s.

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