https://www.forbes.com/sites/carterc...hiti-cannabis/

He claims it's for personal use, but that's still illegal in Tahiti.

Laliberte was a college dropout and street performer who turned his stylish circus into an entertainment empire, and eventually sold the company for $1.5 billion.

He was also a known poker whale, getting crushed repeatedly on Full Tilt at the nosebleed stakes. Full Tilt management let him change screen names at will, despite it being against the rules. This was in order to avoid embarrassment for him, but he was always identified fairly quickly due to the dearth of players at those stakes.

He later claimed he was cheated, but most players believe he simply was much worse than his opponents.