I've been saving this one - literally! - for years; since late 2007, in fact.
Apparently an alleged partner/co-owner in The Box and La Esquina was brought up (finally?) at that time (2007, remember) on charges of accepting delivery of and dealing pot in 2004 and 2005. The actual owners and partners of The Box and La Esquina - particularly Serge Becker - quickly disavowed the gentleman in question (a Mr. Cordell Lochin) as having any real stake in either business, but described him as a consultant to the owners.
In the statement to this effect (as delivered by their publicist, Nadine Johnson), the following exceptional example of both spin and euphemistic brilliance appears:
"He is a uniquely gifted social connector with a keen understanding of the subtle dynamics of a very fickle business."
And that, sir...is a GENIUS turn-of-phrase.