Former US Capitol Police chief at ease with pot industry job

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says he’s comfortable in his new role as security chief for one of the nation’s leading medical-marijuana growers.

The Washington Post (http://wapo.st/1Suhkqg ) reports that after 46 years in law enforcement, Terrance Gainer now protects cannabis instead of confiscating it.

He heads security operations for Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries, one of the companies vying for a license to grow medical marijuana in Maryland.

The company has proposed a growing facility…