The Police Raided My Legal Weed Business | WEEDIQUETTE

[@Dannyboy1550]

Judges blocking journalists from showing the face of police officers is wrong. Judges have too much power to block our rights to a free press, it's disgusting.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Encouraging harassment of cops will get you doxxed

[@B.D.E.]

Which president introduced that law, and when?

[@AutismoGamer]

@@B.D.E. Google is free. Stop relying on people to do your own research

[@CosmicKindness]

How do you know that the judges are restricting this just wondering so we can figure it out

[@MikeMisiewicz]

Either Nixon or Ford.

[@colishamaya]

He summed up the mindset for a police state in the first 5 seconds.

[@Vroktar2009]

If anyone is curious as to the officers involved in the Fisher case, I found the Public court docs. There names are,.Randall Jordan, Matthew Rice, and John Trafelet Michigan State Police.

[@Marynicole830]

Thank you for this. It may have been a while ago but these families lives have been diverted forever

[@King_TuTT]

post their home addresses..

[@lancemiles9462]

😅😂😅

[@hash_value]

When they legalized marijuana in southern California cops raided legal weed dispensaries, they took all their money, inventory, computers and books. They didn’t charge them with any crime just took everything they wanted. The cops or retired officers started up their own weed dispensaries with everything they took sometimes keeping the same location of the bust. This happened at over 30 locations thoughout Orange County, mostly Santa Ana. My buddy’s dad was one of the retired sheriffs that ran several of these dispensaries and made a ton of money quick. That’s policing in America. 🇺🇸 right?

[@Johnny2Starz]

The police are the biggest gang in town. They can do what they want. That's why I will never understand people that refuse to own guns. This is your only way to keep the playing field even.

[@notu2493]

they did the same in oregon

[@kaylynhewell8046]

2008 same in NorCal. We were licensed to grow by the state. Our 3 licensed grow ops were raided. We left with nothing. It was devastating in so many ways. Glad to be in the legal industry here in Arkansas. I Still don't trust the local, state, or the feds even though we do EVERYTHING by the book.

[@B.Dawson76]

They're just total tyrants. Unreal Wow

[@analogueoverdigital929]

It's policing in America when your community allows it. You live in CA. A literal police state. This wouldn't happen in my state.

[@janeharry790]

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

[@Michelinecharamba]

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable s0urce here in Australia. Really need!

[@gerineale]

Is he on instagram?

[@labandalatinband]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@jamesbeemer7855]

Psychiatry is just an excuse for not knowing anatomy . I don’t trust them . Any drug you get distracted by is illegal . Period .

[@RobertoCalifornica]

Mine as well. Ignore the media and research microdosing.

[@JasperPeters]

15:38 the cops ain’t lying. They couldn’t care less about the weed, they care about all the valuables they can steal!

[@adopequeenatyrantkingaboss8057]

Some of them are the biggest criminals and gangsters in town.

[@KhmerShadow]

Afroman has a music video…

[@411adaptivegolf]

Exactly, he didn't mention how many of those case didn't even get charged with a crime.

[@mam362]

Cops are doing their best to save your life. If that costs you a couple bucks, its worth it.

[@MoiraWillenov]

@@mam362 You are ignorant.

[@michaelparrish6093]

I'd bet all my money that the cop responsible for the raid has a family member or friend who runs a competitive dispensary.

[@SkyRiver1]

Yep even judges have families in the pot growing business. The same clowns who put people in jail for years for a joint, often are now connected to the supply.

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Or was thinking of setting one up in the future with all the equipment seized.

[@SkyRiver1]

@@matthewjdouglas6471 In CA you can get a good deal on grow lamps and equipment by buying from the police sites online, or you used to be able to anyhow.

[@missydelcoglin4087]

Or uses one without sharing that info. I was strongly against all drugs until I bore the effects of a now lifelong, painful disease. I had no symptoms until I was in my early 30’s. I was prescribed medical marijuana three years ago and it changed my life. When pain becomes so unbearable that I lay thrashing in bed, I take it and within an hour or so I can lay still. I could take more and remove all the pain but I’m still leery of taking more than needed. We need to allow growers and dispensaries do business without risking their private possessions. Not everyone is using it for fun.

[@shannonjohnson4314]

@@matthewjdouglas6471 they didn't take the equipment just violated their space.

[@2point7182818284590]

It's a f*ck*n joke to still criminalize weed. Are there no real problems in 2024?

[@AutismoGamer]

Wars that keep going on to benefit the rich/US Congress who invest hundreds of thousands into a stock market they basically look over. So yes. There are SEVERAL problems that all stem from the "Elite"/Extremely Wealthy who try and keep their names hidden

[@winter_silhouette]

This is from 2016 but your point still stands.

[@breadgarlichouse2265]

no real problems… instead we need to focus on pronouns and giving sex changes to kids

[@AutismoGamer]

@@breadgarlichouse2265 Reported :D

[@Artra-m5e]

chill ​@@AutismoGamer

[@Mainbusfail]

That young lady is so selfless for not wanting her thoughts and fears to detract from her parents losses. What a beautiful family.

[@Dude-hr4oh]

The kids are beautiful and innocent, too bad parents are drug dealers.

[@YcuTubeLiesTooYou]

​@@Dude-hr4ohso is my pharmacist but I don't see him as a Drug Dealer but he is being your standards...

[@pinschrunner]

Civil asset forfeiture needs to end. Support the lawyers fighting this. Criminal asset forfeiture directly tied to crime, fine and dandy.

[@Primo978]

These are the real gangs of America

[@AutismoGamer]

The Government funded Gangs and the Monopolies are what killed America.

[@1stysparke]

they got a chapter in most towns around the western world ... they aren't meant to be publicly armed here in New Zealand but they do/are

[@AutismoGamer]

@@1stysparke It's better to be saved by an Armed policeman than it is to die at the eyes of a policeman who isn't properly armed? What !?

[@1stysparke]

@@AutismoGamer not too sure what you mean or if you understood that I'm talking about the pigs in a bad light agreeing that they are corrupt ... if I ever needed to call them for protection it would be too late I would be dead or I would be going to prison for murder or man slaughter

[@cowmath77]

How do you figure? 5% if cops do bad; and 100% of actual gang bangers do bad. In what world does that math make sense?

[@Joepope0]

What’s really sad is if it was illegal, regardless of what people think, shutting everything down would be fine but these people go through the process of doing everything legally, getting every approval, and still get screwed over

[@vorpalblades]

It's still not legal at a federal level.

[@Joepope0]

@@vorpalblades yes but it doesn’t matter at an state level if they have approval

[@shanemichaud3011]

@@vorpalblades They weren't raided by a federal agency. It was all done by the state.

[@quantumblurrr]

Thats literally the crux of the entire thing… you really felt the need to point out something so obvious lol

[@Time4Technology]

Yes! And even worse with people like the first couple who proactively reached out to them to make sure everything is compliant.

[@drodriguez3935]

Welcome to the game… They left the lights so that you would grow again and they would come down and kick your doors in again😂

[@CosmicKindness]

You okay to play that game.. we're from Michigan we're going to change it🦾🌟✨☄️👁️

[@paula4164]

Ah a let them go let them grow policy…..literally

[@catberts6499]

They want them to continue working for them, of course.

[@poreese2726]

@@drodriguez3935 I got raided and the fools didn't even take they plants smh that just shows what it's really about

[@No_motor_angler]

I was busted in ‘09 in Florida. They left enough so that I could start up again. Exactly what they were wanting & expecting. I’ve never grown since.

[@JohnSpam-d5w]

Unfortunately, I was involved in a drug raid before the decriminalization that took place on November 6, 2018. To protect my identity, I am using a fake KZbin name. During the raid, (In michigan) the police arrived in full tactical gear, and it was clear they were focused on the money. They had my friend sign papers agreeing not to contest their actions in exchange for not pursuing charges. He was a licensed medical marijuana caregiver This kind of situation happens frequently, so I'm glad that Vice has chosen to shed light on these injustices. even in 2024

[@SimonLemaire-uv7vt]

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, alcoholism, smoking, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not, in a couple of years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

[@EvaGerritsen]

Congrats on your recovery. Most people don't realize that psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives.

[@SurprisedFruitBowl-qj9oy]

To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.

[@AkselAaberg]

Can you help me with a reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. It is very hard to get a reliable source here in Iceland. Really need!

[@EvaGerritsen]

Yes, Sporeville. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.

[@rahimkamito9935]

Shrooms saved me from meth addiction too. Psychedelics could really help addicts a lot!

[@ChandlerSavage]

Seeing that poor girls tears due to her PTSD from the gross abuse of power by the Drug Task Force is pure evil.

[@XavierAway]

I seriously doubt she has PTSD from that, more likely her mother has just offloaded her own anxiety on to her, they’ll diagnose you with anything in the US if you pay

[@smartasskickass4260]

@@XavierAway Still having your House raided by a fully armed Swat team, should give any kid Nightmares and anxiety

[@blues970123]

*ptsd

[@shannonjohnson4314]

Her parents shouldn't have been growing drugs in the home they are raising their children in.

[@airvent6199]

​@@XavierAway said the armchair shrink lmao 😂

[@AlanSito-md2ji]

Doesn't the government have anything better to do than to mess with potheads

[@AutismoGamer]

They do but who else can they Martyr? The "stoner" community are known to be non-violent. Pigs choose easy targets over doing their actual job. Just wait till J-walking is criminalized with how our economy and government has been.

[@commodoresixfour7478]

Easy target for Tyrants.

[@MB_Ghostie]

100%!!! It's because they know its easy busts - lazy AF!

[@CosmicKindness]

They are punishing people for doing the right thing and doing everything legally it's absolutely insane I've been seeing it for about 15 years in Michigan this is why I left

[@JTient]

It's about money

[@philosoraptor777]

I hate watching these videos and not realizing unti 15 minutes in that it's from 2016.

[@ivansmith654]

Vice cannot do any better just like the cops themselves!

[@carlcoker5843]

They are still doing it

[@JarrodPairgin]

Theyre still doing this every day dude.

[@jetfire245]

Literally stopped watching midway seeing this.

[@A_Subtle_Player]

Exactly it's so sad how "far" legal cannabis has come but yet all of this corruption due to criminal cops.

[@pizzamon795]

All the officers and D.A.s and judges involved in this should have to watch this episode.

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

They do not care their all getting the money.

[@HurpMuhGurp]

What's really sad is vice lost all of its best content producers, Weediquette and Hamilton's pharmacopia were some of the best TV content on the topic of substances. Even hosts like Zack Fox getting let go, they just cannot bring themselves to pay these people well enough or for some reason must have just decided it wasn't worth it to fund another season. And here we are years later vice is laying off everybody and finding out that they don't get don't get views anymore and then they re-upload their old content from when they actually were able to produce good stuff. It's sad I hope whoever inevitably buys vice actually can breathe some fucking life back into this company and put them back to doing what they do best making serious content again

[@Br0ken_Rob0ts]

Honestly the amazon video from last month was amazing, it was full of strategized risk and explained why "Release" was a product

[@AmericanAmish]

This is the VICE style I fell in love with years ago! This is raw, talented journalism, amazing editing and storytelling, and most of all, taking risks in conflict areas to tell a powerful story ... Keep up the amazing work, VICE! 👏👏👏

[@ANYHOO0]

They aren't keeping it up, this is from 2016.

[@jimtors]

it aint that good

[@aidanfitzgerald352]

Seeing how upset the little girl was is heartbreaking

[@CosmicKindness]

I was a little girl and so many children grow up like this it's absolutely devastating I was just crying about it after I watched the video. And the parents are speechless because these are the police they don't know what to do they feel that they feel like the criminal when they did everything right and the police are the criminals here. They should not feel sad or bad at all and I'm praying for them that they don't ✨🌟🙏☄️

[@darrenmclaughlin3028]

I thought it was legal There🤢🥶🤢🤮🥶

[@zacharykolbe161]

Police have too much power and almost zero accountability. How do we fix the system?

[@SKC_Window]

I'm not exactly sure about the procedures but I would assume the same way pot got voted.. (pressure politicians to introduce bills and vote on them)

[@SkyRiver1]

In depth psychological testing before hiring, situational simulation testing, body cams that cannot be turned off, severe prosecution of crimes committed on the job, intelligence standards, increased pay, curtailing of "more than equal rights", and end of investigations by their own force when charged with misconduct.

[@jw112mail]

Trump wants to give them immunity

[@nicod974]

Retaliate

[@leduke8012]

elect RFKjr for president, actually hear what he has to say because that's the point of democracy then vote him in, get some reform up in here

[@jaym6466]

"Overreach" the most accurate term yet 💯

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

Thats putting it mildly.

[@CosmicKindness]

This is my entire life growing up in Flint and in Detroit Michigan I am so glad they made this video and I feel for all the people that are still there I left 8 years ago because of the police and how much they harass you and force you to work for them I had a friend who had a seizure driving and they arrested US instead of taking her to the hospital and they forced her to work for them and wear a wire and going to drug houses just to reverse fake charges that they put on her and I it's an absolute disgrace. All the cops in Michigan need to be fired the whole thing. I'm in tears right now because this little 9 year old girl is growing up the same way I did completely afraid of the police. Saying prayers sending love to Michigan and to anyone that is being abused this is not right it's also happening a lot in Canada sending love to them as well

[@realdeal8303]

As a black American when the Marijuana laws weren't legal ......how many families felt this sick procedure. This happening to any family is sad 😢

[@catberts6499]

And before body cams they planted evidence all the time, they still do if they can get away with it. Seen video with one cop knew he was breaking the person's rights searching the car and you could see him sneaking some weed in the cup holder

[@DakotaZ162]

The fucks ur race have to do with it

[@leduke8012]

from 2016 but point still stands, we have a chance with RFKjr tho people just need to hear him and vote

[@awrsish]

@@leduke8012dude, you’re still talking about RFK? just give up lmfao it ain’t worth your time

[@h.Freeman]

✊🏿rfk24

[@Madam_schaffer5747]

Keep earning the hate law enforcement

[@MoiraWillenov]

Yes... Oh yes... More and more of them have been having a fatal meeting with small pieces of lead.

[@notacreativehandle]

To be fair, don’t generalize law enforcement. There’s plenty of cops that are 110% against this.

[@Madam_schaffer5747]

@@notacreativehandle and where were these 110% cops when this happened???

[@notacreativehandle]

@@Madam_schaffer5747 Well #1 generalization is a logical fallacy. #2 asking that question as a means to prove that somehow EVERY SINGLE law enforcement officer is bad is the most juvenile reflection of a lack of cognitive reasoning.

[@Madam_schaffer5747]

@@notacreativehandle failed to answer my question

[@sgillcomp12]

Wow and they dont like being called PIGS> How in the hell can you stay in that city, This is the worst case of abuse ive ever heard of by police officers, Thank you for the story, Im sure someone with money will correct this issue in a legal manner for you, God bless.

[@cardshow......]

I remember being young and getting pulled over every other day and get searched for weed, it have me PTSD I still get all tense when one gets behind me

[@imdoneplus]

See the thing is, they aren’t going to do this to the big businesses like Lume or Cookies, they’re going to take out the smaller growers. That is totally on purpose. It’s really that simple.

[@quantumblurrr]

And Americans think they have a free market 😂😂

[@imdoneplus]

@@quantumblurrr it’s always because they have privilege at someone else’s expense, and if they admit that fact their world will fall apart. They have to talk about free market capitalism being the best (and only) game in town because it’s what sets the screaming boss apart from the desperate employees.

[@fritzfxx]

​​@quantumjourney1 and where are you from that doesn't have these problems lol, I would just love to hear, because I bet you're commenting from a shack

[@AKYLE315]

Cookies was created in cali very different laws.

[@imdoneplus]

@@AKYLE315 true, but we’ve got them here in Michigan. Hell, I saw children wearing Cookies shirts yesterday! Law won’t go after them, because there’s deep pockets there, they go after people who are the same folks that voted for “tough on crime” local government (aka small business owners).

[@Skyfloats72]

I'm amazed you cannot sue them, and get all your stuff back, plus compensation. So gutted for you guys

[@roobearlillibee5301]

You can, it just takes years and is exceedingly expensive.

[@rryanboyle]

@@roobearlillibee5301reason #15,583 why the US sucks

[@CJKile]

iv'e seen this corruption go on my entire life here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

[@leduke8012]

from 2016 but point still stands, we have a chance with RFKjr tho people just need to hear him and vote

[@PK1982_]

​@@leduke8012lol as long as you have your pot all is well, right? Pardon The rest of the country while we worry about more important things like $4 gas at the pump, 12 million illegal aliens invading our country, our judicial system throwing 70-year-old men into prison based solely on political differences, threatening to imprison parents for showing up at school board meetings or not allowing their minor children to be subjected to gender mutilation..and the list goes on and on.. but don't worry, You can still get high as a kite And forget about all of the problems facing America, right?

[@nfamous2715]

Right!!

[@hammyhamhamster5993]

Cannabis should be absolutely just as legal and easy to obtain anywhere as alcohol currently is. In every single state. No exceptions. It's so easy: As legal and easy to obtain/use as alcohol currently is. Why hold relatively benign, often healing cannabis to any sort of irrational, stricter double standard than perfectly legal alcohol?

[@TheDivergentDrummer]

That tree at 13:29 is GLORIOUS! I'd buy this gows stuff in an instant.

[@markcervantes7230]

What a waste of resources.

[@AutismoGamer]

If you watched the video you'd hear that they do it for money.

[@jaleel42]

@@AutismoGamerit’s still a waste of resources which they are basically unlawfully squandering,. To extort people 😮😢

[@AutismoGamer]

@@jaleel42 Wow really!? Almost like this has been a thing for the past 50 years 🤣 What delusional dimension are you people from to be so ignorant to the current world issues that we've been facing for the past 40 years?

[@beaniehq5887]

@@jaleel42they gain more money than they lose so its ok😂

[@carlcoker5843]

Free money for the pigs

[@mcduvall2000]

Thank you for making this! I hope a ton of people see this and it creates a huge backlash and these criminal cops are held accountable! This just makes my blood boil! As an extra protection measure, people should look into offshore shell companies as a means to at least protect their personal assets

[@pinschrunner]

Wouldn't matter

[@Whatislife26]

its like they now its legal but they just say screw it and raid it anyways

[@AutismoGamer]

2016 episode. Read the descriptions

[@Brainspliff]

@@phakeAccountraids have been happening since the 90s and it still got legalized. Bootlickers and alcohol drinkers can’t accept a plants legalization lol

[@AutismoGamer]

@@phakeAccount says you who is just saying dumb stuff to start controversy since you got nothing better to do with yourself?

[@Free-JackWolff]

​@@phakeAccount You sound extremely gay 😂

[@djhowell5273]

​@@phakeAccountyou're gay

[@NonBathingApe6969]

Back in my drug partying days in the early 2000s, I'm from northwest Indiana, and I FIRST HAND SEEN A SO CALLED LEGAL ROBBERY OF A DRUG ADDICT. Me and my buddies were caught up in some bad stuff,heroin addiction, back in the days, but not drug trafficking or any kingpin type of stuff that they should totally be seizure of assets. But back to my story, me and 3 buddies used to go to the projects in Chicago, the Robert Taylor Homes, which is now torn down like all the other notorious drug trafficking dens, get our dope and everyone would pitch in for the person that would JUMP and actually go into the projects, while the driver who was at the time, sometimes it would be any one of us, we all had cars, and were friends since we were young. Well after you get off the highway, the projects are basically right there, they just had to be super fast and wear a hoodie, cause were all white and if Chicago cop sees a white person coming in or out of the projects, they know what's up and your getting frisked and roughed up if you were caught going in there, and maybe sometimes a trespassing arrest if they have told you multiple times you can't be there. So they usually wait until your running out so they can catch ya with the dope, but we had so many hiding spots on us, if they did frisk they would basically have to strip you naked to find it. People put it in their shoes or compartments in them, they would cut a line with a razor inside their belt area inside the jeans or pants and you would have to be damn good to find it. But back to the story cause this is taking forever, my buddy Amy had a almost brand new car like me back in the days, she was driving her new Mitsubishi Eclipse, which was worth about 14 to 15 grand. And I guess on our way back a state trooper in Illinois seen us getting back on the expressway 80 94 and seen our Indiana plates but she floored it when she hit the exit, we were freaking gone by the time he could even turn around to get on the exit to expressway. But he called it in on the radio and we thought we were good, even made it back into Indiana after like 15 minutes, next thing we know Indiana State Boys get behind us and hit their lights. We all got pulled outta the car, and Amy, she was the driver wasn't very smart cause she had a spoon and needles under her seat. They only found dope on my other friend Shawn cause he couldn't wait to do his stuff, he was doing it in the backseat, me and my other buddy didn't get got with anything, cause I knew the golden rule, don't take it outta your hidden spot until safe and home and never, NEVER carry syringes. Well Amy got charged with possession, and possession with intent to bring I into a facility, cause she had her stuff in her private pouch and thought she could slide past the jail staff with it 😆, but the sad part and the WRONG part was because she had syringes and it was like 2.5 grams of heroin they weighed out at the jail, they Confiscated her car! They stole her new car her parents got her just cause we were a bunch of stupid teenage addicts. It showed me right there when I was young what the police department and the politicians are all about. Lining their own pockets. Freaking 18 year old girl got caught with a little dope, and paraphernalia, and they Seized her car, said it was because of drug trafficking and illegal activities. Tell me this, who does that help? The addict? The taxpayers? Nope. It helps them. After they ask Ed d that law we started taking the train, South shore 😆. Freaking biggest mafia in the country is the government.

[@cholien135]

I'm glad the comments are keeping VICE in their place by letting others know these are just re-hashed / old videos from years ago. I dont know why they are doing this, but some new content would be much appreciated.

[@sydneyh58]

As a Canadian who has legalized weed and has worked in the cannabis industry, this made my blood boil for her family. Totally unjust

[@ElizabethHurtado-py8ur]

This needs to be legalized on a federal level now.

[@jondough4116]

The feds need to go away corrupt as the rest of this rotten government...

[@Sir-.-]

I've known about the Civil forfeiture laws for some time now but after seeing that girl in tears I got so pissed about these corrupt mf's 😤

[@rebeccapelczynski6331]

They take people's houses and property for having "illegal" weed plants in my state. And any money/profit the police force steals related to drugs can be used in any way they want without having to provide any documentation about what the moneys gone to. It's so corrupt.

[@tonymoles5150]

This families story is a perfect example of why I got out of the "Legal" cannabis market in California. It was so much more beneficial to work for low key growers that wanted to provide organic medicine to people who really needed it. Those days are over. It's all about a corrupt dollar bill 😢

[@joesutton5760]

Most informative video I’ve seen from you yet keep up the grind we all need people like you fighting for our rights

[@pumpkinchow]

That absolutely makes me sick those cops are disgusting and hope karma comes around. They should’ve been more professional and went about that in totally different manner specially after being invited there they could’ve just knocked specially with children there. I hope they can get a lawsuit against them. To display her underwear on the fans and stealing a child’s birthday money is beyond low and they call the homeowners criminals 🤯🤷‍♂️ wtf 🤬

[@Dcj01]

Nothing ever changes. People talk and still no changes lol

[@bradleysmith9431]

Trump legalized hemp... Harris imprisoned over 1 500 for marijuana... and then said she has smoked it herself.

[@bradleysmith9431]

Trump did more in the pursuit of legalizing than any other president. Hemp farm bill

[@bradleysmith9431]

DJT legalized hemp.

[@bradleysmith9431]

45 legalized hemp

[@ritamills3417]

@@bradleysmith9431 Hahahaha!

[@cf9]

love this guys series

[@catberts6499]

VICE is great reporting, and love this guy too

[@pixie9499]

as someone who regularly uses THC, i really hate when others justify their use with “im not using h3r0!n!!” like, what if you were? _nobody_ deserves punishment for coping & you aren’t better than them.

[@SeenGod]

“This episode of Weediquette first aired on VICE TV in 2016. Weed laws in the US have since changed.” not in every state, though.. this still happens in 2024

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@KyleGregory-q1c]

I'm so sorry for what has happened to you and your family unjust situation it's herts me to know that you went above and beyond to make a safe place to wear people who are suffering from some from of relief I think we definitely need something done were we need to police the police

[@marlboromaggi]

i simply cannot understand how they were able to just take valuable things and money???? arent they supposed to open an investigation and (if necessary/if found) seize things that are actually connected to the case??? i'm from germany so i'm not familiar with the laws etc but it just sounds insanee

[@haisesasaki4061]

It’s the same here if not for the corruption, but if you file a claim it’s likely to take forever and who knows if you’ll even get the item back

[@DoctorDarlingTTV]

Who's supposed to police the police?

[@SkyRiver1]

Think of the stupidest way to go about doing things and you will understand US laws in regard to police.

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

My friend got shot and instead of worrying about who shot him the police put up police tape while his entire family was out there he was on the way to the hospital the police took his safe out his house and started to break into the safe with the axe my friend had almost $100,000 in there and we were yelling at them why are they opening the safe instead of trying to get fingerprints or investigate

[@patrickday4206]

Civil asset forfeiture was created in the beginning of our country for dealing with ships smuggling and things of that nature where you cannot get warrants it has been abused and because people can not afford to fight hundreds of government lawyers with unlimited resources this is what it has become

[@Neel-xe1po]

What kind of detective shows up to court in camo cargo shorts and a tee shirt?

[@allemander]

A no accountability criminal with no humanity.

[@ritamills3417]

End qualified immunity for these raiders and thieves!

[@sistergoldenhair2231]

That gold fringe on the flag in courtroom tells alot of why this happens.

[@CosmicKindness]

It's a masonic State it's a police state it's a state full of masonic Illuminati cops.. it's really honestly horrifying that's why I moved out of Michigan

[@Annoyed_Human]

And....still nothing changes

[@meahdahlgren6537]

​@@Annoyed_Humanright

[@nevermoor6269]

just found this channel from a video of Charlie and i already know that ill be watching this every day.

[@breebrat56]

The police need to be held accountable & convicted of unlawful acts, pay for the financial losses from those actions, pay for the family members medical care that was a result of those actions, AND pay for the costs of rebuilding EVERYTHING they STOLE.

[@Tom-sj3vn]

These cops are going to be in shock after the revolution lol

[@jondough4116]

They will all be hiding i gurrentee it...

[@kennygibson7445]

Thats y i moved from michigan and they left the lights so u can start growing again so they can do it all over

[@pinschrunner]

This isn't just Michigan. This is the ENTIRE USA where civil asset forfeiture is actively practiced to fund police and sheriff's departments without any crime ever charged or convicted

[@realoddyt]

robots probably feel more human than I do right now

[@CosmicKindness]

Hey get help😂

[@MOJORAPSCALLION]

Shocking overreach of the law and utter invasion of privacy disgraceful that DEA/police department should be ashamed!

[@metallica9999999]

@5:59 “tacos are awesome.” *cringe laugh 🤢

[@randomizationme]

This is so sad to hear 😢 they are always taking from the people with a tad bit of money

[@zen_boro]

legalize it everywhere. boom. problem solved

[@AutismoGamer]

Best option. Why are these old raisins in Governments making a Plant. An organic earth provided plant illegal AND Why is it always the people who have NEVER even tried it always the ones who control the legality of organic non-synthetic medication ?

[@mikemiller659]

Invite the cartells into YOUr city

[@AutismoGamer]

@@mikemiller659 Tf are you reaching for? Marijuana is literally an everyday item in Mexico. The cartel's do Class 1-3 narcos. not this baby stuff you assume

[@ryshellso526]

​@mikemiller659 you don't understand economics...😂😂😂

[@zen_boro]

@@mikemiller659 if it’s fully legal the cartel isn’t gonna be controlling it 💀

[@illinoisslots4323]

Vice is back baby

[@CosmicKindness]

Hopefully with some more good videos they need to release more like this!

[@ANYHOO0]

No, they're not. This is from 2016.

[@illinoisslots4323]

@@ANYHOO0 reallllyyyyy😭😭😭😭

[@ANYHOO0]

@@illinoisslots4323 it's a bummer!

[@dcjrsrt10]

What a great video thanks for this

[@rodanone4895]

the police have zero requirement to "protect and serve" zero. law enforcement. please correct me if I'm wrong. as far as i know it's just something that goes on the side of the cars to give the public the warm and fuzzy.

[@BrutaLxFaD3z]

Vice, checkout shannonville in Ontario canada. Lots of this used to happen there. Still does occasionally. Over 150 dispensary’s in a area of like 15 km

[@ImBoones]

Funny none here in Ottawa get raided unless they’re not following regulations. We don’t sell weed out of a jar here, kinda sucks I like to smell and look at buds before buying.

[@blorbo1359]

Annnnnd that is why you never talk to cops.

[@fiel81]

They're just doing their jobs, be mad at the government that has the power to change these laws

[@I_Am_Warden]

​@fiel81 the cops are the government.. they are one and the same and law enforcement as a whole does the most damage out of any government institution period. They could choose not to be this way but they 100% choose to do these actions..

[@Betweoxwitegan]

​@@fiel81Ah yes... Its their job to steal 80$ from a birthday card, hang knickers from a ceiling fan, take nude photos of a private citizen, etc.

[@SkyRiver1]

@@fiel81 Bull

[@fiel81]

@@SkyRiver1 k

[@BenDjinn]

If cops actually wanted respect they wouldn't act like the mob

[@hobeone1192]

I love coming here to read the comments. Some people (like myself at times) are obsessed with reading comments. For example, you find yourself reading this comment right now, which does not contain any useful information, only curiosity, that drives you to waste your time.

[@Anon0nline]

You still have to have licenses in Michigan to grow, transfer, prescribe, sell and destroy weed waste in the States that have legalized cannabis for medical purposes. Each step requires a different license, and most of them require training to obtain each license. It's not a "legal weed business" if you're skipping any of these steps.

[@Wildride420]

Only life changing thing involving weed is the court system and the police. You remove those, theres no more negatives against marijuana.

[@SkyRiver1]

Sure there are. Especially if you smoke it. It is harmful to your lungs and if you believe it isn't you would probably believe the doctors in the fifties who prescribed smoking cigarettes for health.

[@cf9]

i dont get it how could the police do that ?

[@SkyRiver1]

What? Were you born yesterday?

[@DoctorDarlingTTV]

they can do whatever they want, who's gonna stop them? the police? lol

[@RipPimpCScrewstonTX]

Gang land. Aka extorsión

[@kurt9609]

Stasi

[@nicksavage4763]

SUE THEM⚖️ And KEEP SUING UNTIL THEY FEEL IT‼️

[@SkyRiver1]

Or until you go broke and crazy from frustration and abuse.

[@superviro]

Even if you win, it’s the taxpayer who pays the penalty.

[@jr5469]

Did they intend to reenact the fishing scene from True Detective!? Hahaha I almost expected Rust Cole to come crawling out the bow

[@SR71GIRL]

That poor little girl😢 My heart breaks for this family. I could see it on her face when she heard the door open, then the relief that it was her father. That poor girl is still terrified.

[@_J0N_TAFFER]

Annette is a fine lady

[@gavmyboi4171]

LETS FUCKING GO LEGALIZE IT ALREADYYY

[@AutismoGamer]

Decriminalize it* already. Educate yourself, kiddo.

[@CautionBeforeCoffee]

@@AutismoGamerDecriminalisation only allows small amounts of personal possession and growing. It doesn’t solve the issue of large production, purchasing or sales.

[@PariahQuail]

@@AutismoGamer decriminalization doesn’t work. All these raids are being executed in areas where it’s provisionally legal

[@MB_Ghostie]

​@PariahQuail but its only MEDICINAL maryjane. Not full legalization. As it is here in Canada

[@CosmicKindness]

They get you in the terminology that's why they have it like that and that's why it's legal on state level and a legal federally so that the DEA can come in and sees whatever the f*** they want and it's a field day for them it's like a lottery ticket that they won. I'm sick and tired of the police in Michigan they all need to be fired this has happened for 15 or 20 years that I know of to me and all the people around me that I know of this is why I left Michigan because of the police..

[@FelixGuzmanMartinez]

Funny how they dont go after the big medical corporations that grown opium overseas to make meth😂

[@funkaddictions]

Many legal and illegal drugs are made from opium but meth is not one of them.

[@MB_Ghostie]

That funds the big guys 🤫

[@FelixGuzmanMartinez]

@@MB_Ghostie im just saying 😂

[@RipPimpCScrewstonTX]

Opium derived meth 🤔 😅 sounds fun

[@funkaddictions]

Substances such as morphine and heroine are made from opium, not meth.

[@skoro2332]

They definitely be keyed up 😂😂😂 ❄️

[@rdEyrapr]

Finally vice is doing home based news again and it's wonderfully grounded to the people!

[@tylerhackner9731]

Acab

[@atriskyouthtv]

My fav vice journalist

[@AOHK1]

the most insane goal i’ve ever seen !!!

[@mikewilkinson4588]

As an 71yr old Hippie i know i live in a Police State where Legalized Weed is not respected by Law Enforcement......

[@Nathansv3223]

This video gave me hope for Vice

[@tomd7995]

and as long as there is qualified immunity, incidents like this will never end.

[@bigtoepapa]

Still have PTSD from my experience with bullies in uniforms raiding my personal medical

[@jamescox2822]

Here in walker county georgia police will sit and stake out a meth house for months and months until they gather up enough valuables inside the house to make it worth their while

[@leroyphillips2638]

The great bamboozled..After you paid your taxes and fees..they took your personal belongings. .Hilarious 😂🤦

[@charliesschroedinger]

Wait a minute Vice... @ 1:26 ... that's a bundle of OAK branches that guy is carrying. Suspect 🤔🤔

[@OK62776]

This family deserves millions in a settlement with the state.

[@Michael-r3y5b]

They left them lights so you could be kind enough to grow more dope launder the money in forms of nice things they can take and sell again 😂😂😂

[@lancemiles9462]

2014 i got raided and they did me this same waaay and I'm still haven't recovered in fact I'm waaay worse off I received a felony

[@tedhampe3937]

To pull the rug out on the coos the most radical thing we can do is quit pot till its 100 % legal just like coffee

[@vincegreenwood5561]

And what's really sad is the first family sat there and found the police and ask them to come and make sure they were compliant so the police basically deny them the public service that they are there to provide then they go raid their house their business and steal all their stuff

[@bobbyma69]

Nice to see one in Michigan! I live here and have family in port Huron!

[@WhatIfTrayvonMartinHadAGun]

Cops are doing these things because they won't be personally held liable for their actions, usually. They even have Qualified Immunity from prosecution when they destroy your house, steal your property, physically hurt you, etc, even if you didn't commit any crime Cops go to court claiming that they simply enforced the law, cops don't go to court to admit their wrongdoings. They know that most of the poor people that they target won't have the resources to do anything about it. Then the other cops and prosecutors will lie and cover-up the truth too, so they can portray their victims as criminals. If there was no automatic Qualified Immunity in Michigan (or in America) then folks like the Caregivers in this video, would probably not be getting victimized like this - in fact in a real democracy there should be no Qualified Immunity in the first place - it's just an excuse for fascism.

[@user-zh6td1gn2m]

i think i have found that "oversite"... it was placed in the round file with that "accountability" thing!

[@BenEthridge]

Pirate's with a Badge 📛

[@dallasfromthefuture]

Yaaaaaay Vice is finally back