toilet. reporter: that was only the beginning. jason soon became an old-fashioned drug dealer. dunid you know that jason wa illegally selling marijuana? uh-huh. my son and i are very close. there s not much we don t share about our lives and he knew how i felt about it. how did you feel about it? i was constantly in fear for him. reporter: but in 2008, jason went legit, opening his own dispensery to sell to clients who had medical needs. it s different than it used to be. we have basically just taken the market from the street. reporter: he was on the right side of the law but walking a very fine line. listen to him describe the supply side of the equation. you get, like, a dude comes down from the mountains or wherever and slaps a duffel bag on your desk full of weed and says, here, take what you want.