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Which former Canadian politicians are in the marijuana business?

Some surprisingly familiar names have popped up in the news.

Toronto's mom and pot shops have been making headline news this week due to the 257 charges laid by police.

Another part of the pot story has to do with some of the major players in medical marijuana industry. There are some surprisingly familiar names that have popped up in the news.

We quizzed our panel to see if they could guess which former Canadian politicians have been among the "higher" ups of these companies.

Back in 2014, the Edmonton Sun reported that which former Prime Minister was on the board of a company applying for a license to grow medical marijuana?

Click here for the answer!

Which former conservative premier is the chairman of a Jamaican marijuana company called Timeless Herbal Care? 

Here's the Toronto Star story

Which former B.C. Premier is the Chairman of True Leaf Medicine, a licensed producer of medical marijuana?

Read the Vancouver Sun for the answer

And finally, this isn't a former politician, but a former Olympian. Who is lending his name to a so-called marijuana 'superbrand?'

Go straight to the source (er, site) 

It seems there's also a possible TV show in the works called Ross' Gold. We hope it's in Smell-o-Vision.

Since Ross Rebagliati is possibly making a TV show, let's make our own shows high with this week's hashtag game - #MakeATVShowHigh. Here are our favourites so far:

To hear how our panel fares with the our pot news quiz - and to hear a cameo from new Toronto police chief "Sean Connery" - click the audio above.