Born in a small village in Wales in the United Kingdom, Howard Marks became one of the world’s most notorious cannabis barons. An Oxford nuclear physics and philosophy of science graduate he travelled the world as an international man of mystery using more than thirty different aliases and identities. NICE by name and NICE by nature, Howard preached non-violence and became a cannabis icon, counter culture hero and activist. Over the course of his colourful life Howard was famously acquitted of the largest importation of cannabis into Great Britain, was linked to the CIA, MI6, IRA and was arrested by the DEA – sentenced to twenty-five years and served seven teaching inmates English at one of the US’s toughest penitentiaries. When released on parole he penned his best-selling autobiography, Mr NICE, wrote further books, produced and starred in feature films, started a record label and spoke to over a million NICE people.