Swaziland: Gold Mine of Marijuana (Part 1/2)

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Swaziland is a landlocked country sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique. Despite Swaziland’s small size, it boasts more hectares of land dedicated to growing Cannabis than all of India. It is also home to Swazi Gold, the legendary sativa strain.

Hamilton Morris travels to Swaziland hoping to chemically analyze the cannabinoids present in some of the local strains. Instead, he finds a country steeped in political corruption and economic turmoil. Cannabis is viewed by many growers, users, and politicians as a drug that will cause insanity, but it may be Swaziland’s only hope for economic stability.

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50 Comments

  1. Lorena Zamor on December 30, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    You’re in heaven just enjoy it



  2. drunkk bastrdd on December 30, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    Hey ryan from corporate right?



  3. UV Robin on December 30, 2020 at 11:24 pm

    Cannabis is the supplement happiness for every situation. No a**holes can understand.



  4. JD on December 30, 2020 at 11:25 pm

    Hello Iโ€™m Hamilton



  5. Spanish Meatloaf on December 30, 2020 at 11:27 pm

    Has anyone smoked this before? Any good? I’m a craft grower myself. Curious.



  6. Your mom Gey on December 30, 2020 at 11:28 pm

    my mans is baked



  7. MUN MUN on December 30, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    Shroud !



  8. Dab on December 30, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    Backed up by the Queen of England. The King of Swaziland is a traitor to his People…



  9. mido riya on December 30, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    Those some regs



  10. VICE on December 30, 2020 at 11:36 pm

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  11. srujaรฑ pรฃteล‚ล‚ on December 30, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    When I hear your voice be like ;-
    My joint makes that sound ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ˜…



  12. Z Z on December 30, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    I would be interested to know if this doctor is still alive??



  13. WEED MASTER on December 30, 2020 at 11:41 pm

    Looks like the shittiest weed in the world



  14. thee_3arthgod on December 30, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    Vice goes to the heroin rehab clinics to find their journalists.



  15. Tabby Dapson on December 30, 2020 at 11:43 pm

    Anyone agree his intro could give someone a seizure?



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    KRR



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  18. Hermann on December 30, 2020 at 11:44 pm

    1500$ for the bag? Iโ€˜ll take all of it ๐Ÿ˜



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  20. adam irfan on December 30, 2020 at 11:45 pm

    Bruv hes already high to begins with



  21. Mason on December 30, 2020 at 11:45 pm

    0:30 gave me a Cesar



  22. The Truth on December 30, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    Every time they say cannabis, they type a different word on the screen LoL 2020 ~!!!



  23. yash sachdeva on December 30, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    where is this guy now



  24. TheyMade MeDoit on December 30, 2020 at 11:48 pm

    Sooo are you saying … they are seling buds from male plants ? … can someone explain who would buy that and why ?



  25. Rahul dandu on December 30, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    Man I feel good watching so-many plants



  26. Cordell on December 30, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    bru a whole bag was 1500… lmao in my country a quarter of one nug is 20



  27. B B on December 30, 2020 at 11:50 pm

    I wonder if this guy is still alive



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  29. Kaleb_ Gearhart on December 30, 2020 at 11:51 pm

    That weed looks like dirt thatโ€™s some Reggie bro they livin in mud huts because they grow dirt they need to grow some gas



  30. Cal on December 30, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    5:04 Im thinking Dr Dlaminis on the right but hoping hes on the left



  31. Sour Bunni on December 30, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    Those are nice sativas



  32. Oscar Carlos on December 30, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    Looks like garbage ๐Ÿ—‘



  33. mrs. treat ya nose on December 30, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    thought it said switzerland, i was like yoooo wtf?



  34. Luis Leite Rolin on December 30, 2020 at 11:54 pm

    i grew up in swaziland …. there is insane growinng all over the country. love SD logoba



  35. Purplerain on December 30, 2020 at 11:55 pm

    the weed is so bad tho



  36. AloisBlazit 005 on December 30, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    This guy was acting like he didnt know what weed looked like or smelled like ๐Ÿ˜‚



  37. Lia Morisson on December 30, 2020 at 11:58 pm

    Auto-create English subtitles on here for the real good stuff.



  38. Giuseppe Zinni on December 31, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Gunna at 4:19



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  41. chomo chomster on December 31, 2020 at 12:06 am

    You need resistance training and protein not pot, drowned cat look went out in the sixties bro



  42. gredafivenine on December 31, 2020 at 12:10 am

    he must be very happy being there lmaooo๐Ÿ˜‚



  43. Alex Rucker on December 31, 2020 at 12:10 am

    I love weed



  44. Mr. Pow on December 31, 2020 at 12:10 am

    Can I go?



  45. Brennan __ on December 31, 2020 at 12:11 am

    Dirt weed



  46. after.eclipse on December 31, 2020 at 12:13 am

    Manz went across the world for 10gs



  47. Your mom Gey on December 31, 2020 at 12:15 am

    you cant talk about how you know nothing about weed when you sound that baked



  48. alice thecamel on December 31, 2020 at 12:15 am

    ii wouldve paid them 10 dollars to lay in that pile



  49. JDC on December 31, 2020 at 12:16 am

    Hi VICE๐Ÿ˜‹



  50. Debra Perkins Smith on December 31, 2020 at 12:17 am

    ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜Ž I am so impressed