The Dangerous Rise of Contaminated Weed | High Society

The Dangerous Rise of Contaminated Weed | High Society

Banks (not his real name) earns tens of thousands of euros every month distributing weed to dealers in a small town in central Germany. But he wants to stop, because he says his product has become poison.

The weed he sells is so laced with synthetic cannabinoids that it has become a new drug entirely: something extremely potent, addictive – and possibly lethal.

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50 Comments

  1. Bearded Steve on July 14, 2022 at 12:20 am

    hope this dude is doing well👌



  2. Jito Gee 420 on July 14, 2022 at 12:20 am

    The same people telling you weed can be toxic sells booze to children lol



  3. PriusRaj on July 14, 2022 at 12:21 am

    Glad I live in a state where dispensaries are legal, and better yet, you can just grow your own. Just can’t sell without a license.



  4. Sarah MćGanjá on July 14, 2022 at 12:21 am

    About time someone spoke on this it’s been annoying me.
    #LetUsGrowAreOwn 🍎



  5. open open on July 14, 2022 at 12:23 am

    That weed has Made It to México. Last Time i got high i felt like i was going to die. Good thing weed Is now legal in México. Nothing like natural bud



  6. Smr Smd on July 14, 2022 at 12:27 am

    The problem is the bankers. Bankers should have to serve 10 years in canadian armed forces an there and there wages should just be a paid off home clean water clean food rations an military pension.



  7. Rocknroll on July 14, 2022 at 12:27 am

    Surely attracting attention to himself by driving about in a white balaclava. If I was a passing police officer I’d be thinking "Hey, that dude looks worth pulling over…"



  8. Pedaliert on July 14, 2022 at 12:27 am

    Bullshit



  9. milko pilenceto on July 14, 2022 at 12:30 am

    What the name of the program he use on encrypted phone



  10. pickle eggs on July 14, 2022 at 12:33 am

    you can still buy the synthetics on the clearnet lol.i was looking a few days ago,only cause i order some delta 8 and was curious if synthetics are still legal and they are,but i wouldnt trust the stuff nowadays.delta 8 is the way until legal weed



  11. D on July 14, 2022 at 12:34 am

    Wild watching someone use a Sky phone after it was announced that the FBI made the OS and was using it to collect data on criminals.



  12. Beni Green on July 14, 2022 at 12:34 am

    Legalize



  13. bobcharlotte on July 14, 2022 at 12:36 am

    Use a one or two pixel black outline on your subtitles. Or a stronger shadow.



  14. Akeeb on July 14, 2022 at 12:39 am

    This is how evil the English and Euro governments they themselves make it chemically toxic because naturally this is the safest drug . They want potheads turning like crackheads!!!!!!! That’s why they can’t keep legal!!!!!



  15. Soykot on July 14, 2022 at 12:42 am

    It’s good for health



  16. Steven 710 on July 14, 2022 at 12:42 am

    Don’t believe this crap, Vice is the right hand of the establishment



  17. Paprice P on July 14, 2022 at 12:44 am

    I’m so fucking lucky that I live in Canada where I can get an ounce of legal, super strong weed for $50USD.



  18. Thera Pist on July 14, 2022 at 12:45 am

    Grow your own. Problem solved



  19. Karen Pearson on July 14, 2022 at 12:45 am

    kin ell am going to start growing my own. Is nothing sacred?



  20. Chino on July 14, 2022 at 12:45 am

    Legalize it! All my weed is lab tested. I even know exactly how much THC etc it contains.



  21. Manna Niblock on July 14, 2022 at 12:45 am

    2 Oz from green care animal cookie



  22. Andre Templer on July 14, 2022 at 12:46 am

    Hatte lange medizinisches weed and ehrlichen Gründen und habs wirklich gebraucht wegen übler Nebenwirkungen von Polamidon. Einmal nix gehabt, auf der straße gekauft, war gestreckt mit synths und bin durchgedreht weil ich vorher bisl auch getrunken hatte und gleich 3 töpfe geraucht weil ich meinte des is eh müll.. Wollte mich umbringen und bin und der psychatrie gelandet. Die meinten ohne diagnose und nix ich hab ne weed psychose von dem gras von ihr weil der straßendreck in einer der dosen von dem von ihr verschriebenem war und meine Ärztin durfte mir nix mehr verschreiben…
    Dreckigen Hu*** Söhne! Meine Ehe davon kaputt gegangen und nun sitz ich in der Therape, Wohnung verloren usw… Und eigentlich brauch ich das weed ja noch.. Meine einzig gute Aussicht, nächstes Jahr zw. April & Juni wirds legalisiert, dann is meine Therapie auch zuende, suche mir ne neue Wohnung und lerne hoffentlich auch wieder eine kennen.. Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt.



  23. 써니蛮竜 on July 14, 2022 at 12:46 am

    Man, I never knew moonknight is also a dealer.



  24. Yojan Gc on July 14, 2022 at 12:47 am

    Lad is pretty much honest eh



  25. Real Talk on July 14, 2022 at 12:50 am

    I want to know more about contaminated weed



  26. Christian Barker on July 14, 2022 at 12:51 am

    How is he driving in daytime with a balaclava on? A balaclava driving a car… if he comes across a Random police car he’s going to get stopped … unless in Germany it’s normal to drive with a balaclava on? No F’s given …. I hope he gets out 🙏🏼



  27. Lady.PandoraLynn Walker on July 14, 2022 at 12:53 am

    Of course China is wanting the world addicted to drugs. How else do you think their plans for world domination!! Combine that with how they have strategically joined forces with newly aquired allies and some along the worlds trade routes.
    So ya, get enough of the world on some kinds of drugs, regardless of which drugs. So long as the masses are in fact less resistant and less likely to care of China takes over or may even "say" they’ll be sure to give them their drugs the addicted only cares about and want. Just to likely revoke their word once they obtain that position they set out to obtain-so dont say you didn’t know and we should be at the very least,more easily corruptible and willing!!!

    👏👏👏👏👏
    Well played China!!! Well played. Judging from the worlds current state. I would d say they already won!!! No doubt about it!!!



  28. Uprising771 on July 14, 2022 at 12:54 am

    this is why all drugs need to be legalized across the board



  29. Coco56k on July 14, 2022 at 12:54 am

    ?? Is there a way you can detect the sprayed or dirty weed / cannabis to protect yourself as a smoker? like is there a distinguished smell or glossy look or anything??



  30. Ben Simmons on July 14, 2022 at 12:54 am

    I hate watching these videos because it makes me depressed. So many people living their lives with a chain and ball attached to their leg. Addiction can be so hard to beat and it absolutely controls your life, your every thought.



  31. xed alpha on July 14, 2022 at 12:55 am

    Spraying spice on good weed is like coating a perfectly cooked steak in raw chicken



  32. Popcorn Sutton on July 14, 2022 at 12:55 am

    "Money doesn’t make you happy. Money isn’t everything." -Happy man with money and everything



  33. qpart ⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ on July 14, 2022 at 12:56 am

    fun fact the dealer was caught after the video went viral.



  34. Dan Ranquist on July 14, 2022 at 12:58 am

    Even the friendly hippies are into that stuff now



  35. Yellow on July 14, 2022 at 12:58 am

    This is going on in NYC as well it’s a damn shame a real pot head can smell the chemicals



  36. Dāvidels on July 14, 2022 at 12:59 am

    What was that tobacco he was using in the end??😁



  37. Lothrop Stoddard on July 14, 2022 at 12:59 am

    Its so sad to hear this!!
    I am so glad i live in California where i can an oz of the best weed you’ve ever laid eyes on for about 150-200$ an oz



  38. scouseMT10 on July 14, 2022 at 1:00 am

    Thus is 100% bullshit😂 no way are people straying weed with spice😂 do better vice this not happening anywhere



  39. 40 plus year old fitness White collar boxing blog on July 14, 2022 at 1:00 am

    Lol you would definitely not get away with siding this in England – we know our weed !!!



  40. englewood1971 on July 14, 2022 at 1:01 am

    Legalize weed like a lot of states in the United States….problem solved 😎



  41. superjpgmon on July 14, 2022 at 1:03 am


  42. Thomas Varughese on July 14, 2022 at 1:05 am

    All these guys just happen to own white face masks?



  43. Malice Rising on July 14, 2022 at 1:05 am

    Wow



  44. Mark Perkins on July 14, 2022 at 1:07 am

    Typical Vice propaganda.



  45. Haunted Exploration on July 14, 2022 at 1:07 am

    I have king Kong balls



  46. newjdm on July 14, 2022 at 1:10 am

    Weed is legal in some states in US but the govt still wants data on who buys it. They don’t scan your ID for kicks. States get a data load periodically on who the buyers are. You have to buy illegally if you want to be anonymous.



  47. Darren Murray on July 14, 2022 at 1:10 am

    That is very scary. I remember people always used to claim that some weed was cut with small amounts of heroin, which I always thought made sense, since there was that risk of the person becoming addicted, ensuring they became a rewritten customer.



  48. River Bond on July 14, 2022 at 1:13 am

    You need add voiceovers



  49. K9 Man on July 14, 2022 at 1:15 am

    lol, sky was a honeypot.



  50. Sir Fap A Lot on July 14, 2022 at 1:16 am

    This laced trash is actually the reason i stopped smoking, now im kinda happy i stopped smoking, i finally got rid of the morning cough.