Colorado’s pot czar: Navigating untested waters

Freedman, the first person in the world to bear the auspicious title of marijuana czar, occupies a barebones office in the Colorado State Capitol Annex building on Sherman Street. His official title is director of marijuana coordination for the State of Colorado, a new position he accepted in 2014 at the behest of Gov. John Hickenlooper. The czar moniker conjures up a distorted image of the man himself, who is as brilliant and commanding as he is affable, humble and congenial. His dream job is being chief of staff to the president of the United States, but it’s not about prestige or power. “I want to be the man behind the man — or the man behind the woman,” he smiles. When Freedman initially learned […]