Original sentence: The first was where David Malmo-Levine, a "marijuana/freedom activist",  ran an organization in East Vancouver called the "Harm Reduction Club", which attempts to reduce the harm associated with marijuana use by educating users and the public about the drug and provide the drug at cost
Edited sentence: The first was where David Malmo-Levine, an unemployed "convicted drug trafficker",  ran an organization in East Vancouver called the "Harm Reduction Club", which claims to reduce the harm associated with marijuana use by educating users and the public about the drug and to provide "the drug" at cost while also using it as a cover for drug trafficking