The most controversial marijuana champion in the nation’s capital is a fugitive named Kushgod


The man who calls himself Kushgod is conflicted.

Normally, he wants all the attention he can get. In big, bold letters, he has plastered KUSH GODS on what police describe as his “fleet of Kush Gods vehicles.” He named his daughter Freedom Kushgod. He juggles two phones and a bevy of social media profiles featuring “Kush Godesses” striking languid poses on a Kush Gods Mercedes. Media requests are usually accepted on one condition: Cameras must be present.

But these days, Kushgod, the most controversial member in the District’s marijuana movement, is a guarded deity. He is coming off a recent conviction for distributing marijuana out of his luxury sedans in return for what he called monetary “donations.” When Nicholas Paul Cunningham, as Kushgod is also known, takes to the streets to run his enterprise, he checks to see if the police are watching. And often, they are.

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