If it is true that as was said earlier that He got into the pill buisiness after getting out of jail then it puts a bit of a cloud on his " never deal in Class A's because they are evil and only deal in cannabis because it is a harmless (ney bencicial) herb with no harmfull properties" stance a wee bit.....
On the whole though an amazing guy with a very interesting life who just oozed charm and carisma...
RIP Howard
You should read Mr Smiley, its no Mr Nice but it does do a little to explain how he ended up dealing pills, and to explain that rehabilitation post-incarceration is never going to be easy for anyone.