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Howard Marks, notorious Mr Nice drug smuggler, dies at 70 Nicole MorleyNicole Morley The Metro Monday 11 Apr 2016 The 70-year-old announced he had inoperable bowel cancer last year. In an interview with The Observer in January 2015, Marks said he had come to terms with his illness. He said: ‘It’s impossible to regret any part of my life when I feel happy and I am happy now, so I don’t have any regrets and have not had any for a very long time.’ Reflecting on his career, he said: ‘Smuggling cannabis was a wonderful way of living – perpetual culture shock, absurd amounts of money, and the comforting knowledge of getting so many people stoned.’ After years living under as many 43 aliases, he was eventually caught by the American Drug Enforcement Agency in 1988. He was sentenced to 25 years at one of America’s toughest prisons – Terre Haute, Indiana – and was released on parole in 1995 after serving seven years. Born in 1945 in Kenfig Hill, a small Welsh coal-mining village near Bridgend, Howard Marks went to Oxford University where he earned a degree in nuclear physics and post-graduate qualifications in philosophy. After his release from prison he became a prominent campaigner for the legalisation of cannabis and toured a comedy show. He stood for parliament in four separate constituencies (Norwich South, Norwich North, Neath and Southampton Test) in the 1997 general election on the single issue of the legalisation of cannabis, catalysing the formation of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance. A 2010 film about his life starred fellow Welshman Rhys Ifans. Marks is survived by four children. Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/11/howard-marks-notorious-mr-nice-drug-smuggler-dies-at-70-5807822/#ixzz45V50NvVR
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