Many parents who use weed fear having their kids removed by Child Protective Services. Krishna travels to Kansas to see what it’s like to be a stoned parent in a prohibition state.
This episode of Weediquette first aired on VICE TV in 2016. Weed laws in the US have since changed.
Click here to subscribe to VICE: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE
About VICE:
The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE.
Connect with VICE:
Check out our full video catalog: bit.ly/VICE-Videos
Videos, daily editorial and more: vice.com
More videos from the VICE network: www.fb.com/vicevideo
Click here to get the best of VICE daily: bit.ly/1SquZ6v
Like VICE on Facebook: fb.com/vice
Follow VICE on Twitter: / vice
Follow us on Instagram: / vice
Follow us on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@vice?lang=en
The VICE KZhead Network:
VICE: / vice
MUNCHIES: / munchies
VICE News: / vicenews
VICE TV: www.youtube.com/@VICE-TV/feat...
VICE Life: / broadly
Noisey: / noisey
Motherboard: / motherboardtv
VICE Sports: / noc
Waypoint: / waypointvice
#drugs #vice #weed
the most dangerous thing about weed is the criminal prosecution
Seriously
It sure is and also archaic drug testing policies for employment. It is disgusting.
Facts
The crime of abusing governmental power.
I still ain’t got a license over half a gram thanks Arizona !!
i love this interviewer, he doesnt just ask questions, he sits down and breaks bread with them and joins parties, he makes them feel listened to and these people have spent their lives being ignored
Jonas is a plant
Krishna is amazing and is my absolute favorite to watch! I wish they would do this series again and update things and follow up with these people if possible and see how things are now. I feel like this isn’t an accurate representation of what’s going on now since this was released in 2016.
Let's be honest.. Jasmine clearly lied about never doing meth.
I mean, a free lunch is a free lunch....
@@Robert-pz1mu stay anon bro
We as a society can tolerate kids finding “mommy’s juice” but God forbid you smoke one joint, even when your kids aren’t in the house.
U can die from too much alcohol but a lil pot… u know the deal worst thing that would happen realistically the kid passes out
@@nickmanolakos1224that’s not true it’s extremely bad for kids brains and can bring out schizophrenia or more, ask me how I know lol
@@Dondillilochevrolet hows a kid gonna roll up or pack a cone compaired to taking a sip from a bottle ontop of that alc is alot easier to drink to much of compared to a kid smoking to much if they are even able to do it there stop before they get to high but u cant tell as well drinking
LOL she’s lying when she says she hasn’t smoked meth. she had 3 bongs brother, & not just one joint. not to mention 9 people living in what looks like a 250sqft space. how could you put 7 kids in one room?
Fuckin propaganda mann
When I was in high school, my dad found out he had diabetes and he was put on medication. He lost 60 pounds in two months. We were watching him starve to death in front of us. He hadn’t smoked weed in 20 years, but he started again to gain his appetite back. I know it saved my father’s life.
Wow, amazing. I have a similar experience.
I have epilepsy, docs gave me 5 different meds to try. All of them had terrible side effects and didnt help anything either.. weed is the only thing you keep me nice and relaxed, laughing, sleepy, and hungry after seizures👌
$pe¢iali$t$ ain't all FAILURE Expert$ and they can stand on both sides... Even the pro-cannabis alpha$ can be counter-productive at times. Good luck with that new jungle!
Is he type 1 or 2?
So diabetes medications are AIMED to help you lose weight because fat increases insulin resistance so by losing weight you can help utilize insulin stores within the body (if he was a type 2 diabetic, in particular). 60 lbs within 2 months is certainly a drastic change from baseline but was he having any other symptoms then? Was he also depressed or have any other concomitant health issues? Was he also exercising and changing his diet? Those are also important questions to ask. Sure, marijuana can help stimulate appetite but it moderate amounts. There's still a lot we do not know about marijuana (including the bad). A healthy lifestyle is the best way to go about with things, everything in moderation.
The whole time I was watching, I was thinking “so who’s profiting?” And then there it was, private companies being paid by the government… Disgusting!
And who makes those up? People. So I don’t see your point
The point is - it’s always about money. IE Follow the money and the reason will show
'christian' private companies to boot. When they all piss in a cup for a test, I'll accept it, but until then these people are doing the devil's work.
Definitely more to it.. I feel like she has a little more involvement with the meth..
@@Dondillilochevroletgh
My mom was an abusive alcoholic and my dad a controlling abusive husband to her. Cannabis might have helped them BOTH be kinder parents.
my parents would be better people smoking weed but apparently being high bad but dissociated normal..... the one thing i wont stand for in the future as a parent is being a moron.
My parents did, it did not make them better!
abusive is abusive no matter the cinditions and suroundings i guess, well especially for sheeples
Nothing to do with abuse, but I would much rather my father had smoked weed than drank. He would be alive today if he did.
or not .......
sees a bong takes the child, sees 30 bottles of alcohol says welp everything's okay here
Money. At least the states that don’t get taxes from legal marijuana. They’ll get their money from alcohol, but god forbid they don’t get any money from a plant they don’t have control over
Yup. I was in 2nd grade when the Dare campaign started. A kid in my class asked about alcohol and the teacher said it was ok because it was legal. Another asked about pain killers her dad gets from the doctor. Those were ok, too, because they came from a doctor. The Dare thing scared the hell out of me so I never did any drugs til a couple of years ago (I was 46 when I smoked weed for the first time), but I drank heavily from when I was 13 til about 40 when my body just couldn't handle getting drunk anymore. If Dare had said alcohol was as bad as drugs, I would never had touched it, or at least gotten so heavily involved with it.
She had a roommate who was mixed up with meth, and she appears to show physical symptoms of meth use. She was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. A bong in and of itself is not drug paraphernalia any more than a spoon or aluminum foil is; it can be used for hookah or tobacco which are legal. This means they found evidence that she was using something other than marijuana. She’s not being completely transparent and pled no contest to the charge.
Me and my sister were put into care for this, I was 3, my sister 2, we were finally reunited with our mum when I was 10, an enduring memory is of crying to myself that I wanted my mum and not understanding why I couldn't be with her. Both me and my sister developed trust issues, relationship issues, low self esteem and more, and my mum went on to also develop anorexia driven by deep guilt and passed away at just 51. I feel robbed of time with my truly beautiful mum, she was the warmest most honest person I've ever known. This is all so sad.😓
Condolences ❤
Wow that's so wrong. I am so sorry they did that to you and your mom. I seriously can't trust the government anymore and they wanted to put my kid on adderall and I said absolutely not. 😒 weed just makes u sleepy hungry and happy. Even tho I'm quitting now it's because I feel like I was smoking more than I would like but it was My choice to quit. I never hurt anyone while smoking unlike alcohol and everything else that's addictive
@@xianzhewang9889 Correction it made you sleepy and hungry. Different strains do different things for people also there is CBD for medical use without the high. The entire plant is helpful.
You should sue for (what I think Americans call) intentional infliction of emotional distress.
i‘m so sorry for your loss and the hardship. sending you a virtual hug
Its a disgrace that the system will destroy a family over some weed, its sick!
How about be responsible enough to when you have kids to not go under influence. Just cuz it's a little weed lol
@@fourvetperrie457 Do you think the same of parents who drink alcohol?
@@fourvetperrie457 shall we insist on the death penalty for breaking the speed limit too?? Nob
@@fourvetperrie457 yeah u are right we need to check for parents under the influence so that the government helps these children find "a better home". That works great doesnt it
@@fourvetperrie457 Yea but caffeine, nicotine and alcohol are also drugs that all adults I have ever encountered have fallen under the addiction of parents or not, the system is so broken it's sickening and good luck living what you say cuz I don't believe it. Kids are beaten sexually abused and all the rest an they wanna do this to someone that loves and provides. The police and governments of the world need to become regulated. Hopefully in the era of AI there will be no need for these decision makers to mess up behind the scenes and they can just get 0 HR contract minimum wage enforcers to unbiasedly carry out a fair and equal law and governance.
The psychological damage caused to a child by being taken away from their mother cannot be overstated - it'll cause life long trauma. Give this woman her kids back.
I was taken in Tennessee from my mom over weed. My kids taken from their mother and refuse to give them to me. It's Mormon and Baptist law to target voters rights
she had no job, no car, but still had money to spend on weed & was most likely smoking it around her kids? & you want me to feel bad for her? lmaoo
@@DerplingusThe-IInot everyone needs to pay for green. I smoked for years of my life and never spent a dollar on it.. it’s easy to attain green. Everyone’s struggling with work and a lot of people can’t afford vehicles or driving anymore. I can’t. It’s cheaper for me to use transit.
@@srealone788 a lot of people can't even afford a basic thing like a car, yet they're giving out free weed? give me a break lmfao maybe she shouldn't have smoked weed around her kids & lived in a meth house
@@DerplingusThe-II that’s not what I’m saying and that’s not how it works. It’s not that people are giving out free weed. Marijuana is insanely lucrative. You can make a lot of money off of it. Actually? I have marijuana to thank more than anything. For the most financial success I’ve ever had in my life. Nvm government help. If you’re truly desperate for money? Drugs and marijuana even is way more lucrative. You don’t even know what you’re talking about and it really shows..
Stoner mom here! I have chronic pain that I once took opioids for. I was addicted to them and an alcoholic before I became pregnant with my son. I’ve since only smoked weed to help my pain and I’ve been sober for 5 years. I can say it’s made me a more present parent, a happier parent. I can’t imagine losing my son due to the medication I use. Even in Canada where it’s legal, people still experience prejudice based on stereotypes…thanks to the wars on drugs governments have.
This episode is from 2016
@@slconley Fingers crossed the laws in the states mentioned have come a long way!
@@Yagirlreacts medical marijuana is legal in KY now. That’s why it’s odd this video was reposted.
who cares about laws @@Yagirlreacts
Its fucked. They want you to take the drugs they can get you addicted to and make you take and pay for them for the rest of your life rather than allowing you to grow your own medicine at home that is natural to this earth. That is the real crime in the situation, profit over people
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, 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.
Psilocybin is legal in some states and mushroom therapy is allowed in many states as a legitimate medical treatment. So I believe soon it'll be globally used as a treatment for anxiety, depression, and more.
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.
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 New Zealand. Really need!
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.
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He's 59 & has many mental health issues plus probably 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 knows if it is common for an obsession with violence.
I am 14 yrs old and I have a similar story where I was taken away by Cps from my biological mother and I was foster for a few until I was adopted. For years I kept looking for my biological mother and father. Fortunately I found both of them and my adoptive parents are supportive of it!❤❤
That’s such an awesome thing to hear!! I am very happy for you!!!! ❤❤❤❤
My father struggled with alcoholism and an addiction to prescription meds, which doctors used to hand out like candy back in the 90s. His addictions ultimately led to his passing. I frequently wonder if he would still be alive if he had alternatives like weed or mushrooms to turn to instead of painkillers.
As a Canadian its absolutely mind blowing that all of this suffering is around cannabis prohibition and enforcement. It just feels antiquated
I was a single father with reputable construction company and Charleston SC is a nightmare of extortion if your not a local. The DSS here ruined my kids life, sent him to a shelter against his will and when he ran away from that shelter, they pressed charges and sent him to Juvenile detention. It wasn't until he turned 18 that they left us alone. It all started because my son was asking for help with his depression. They tested me and took him away. I regret smoking pot while I was a father. I regret a lot things. But I never put my children in danger. The system is dangerous.
Don't blame yourself they would have took him anyway or made something else up
I live in South Carolina too. This entire state has horrible law enforcement. I worked as a baker when I was a teenager and I was arrested for donut glaze. They said it was crack. Charges got dropped but I spent a couple days in jail.
Stories like this break my heart. I'm so sorry that happened to you. It wasn't your fault. I'm sure your son knows you're a good dad.
Tested you for what????????
You were truly a good father. I agree I don’t believe regular marijuana use should ever go with parenting. And I have severe health issues, so I won’t be having kids knowing this. Which most of these adults also know beforehand.. I don’t think those who drink daily or regular or use any drugs should be parents. You gotta be present all times to protect them, using can always get you in trouble, even legal states driving.. that could take you from your kids. Never worth the damage. I’m sure you’ve apologized to him, I hope you have, and I hope your relationship has been great. I also hope you’re able to smoke now freely lol.
I am a 39 year old male. About 7 years ago my daughter and I were homeless staying in a motel while waiting to get into a homeless shelter. While I was asleep, my daughter 3 at the time, was able to unlock the door (the hotel didn't have a higher deadbolt or chain lock) and she wandered outside into the parking lot where someone called the police. I was arrested and taken to jail. They took my blood and UA samples. It came back negative for any drugs or alcohol. They released me. but still took my child to social services and had her in a foster home. 6 months later after NO criminal charges, the court allowed her back with me. But then i had to do 1 year of daily visits from a social worker. makes no sense
@@Dinkwadd well that's a whole different story of what happened to my housing. I always had a job my own vehicle. We were living in an apartment complex that burned down due to a neighbor who was using a generator to power his apartment when his electricity was turned off
@@Dinkwadd that's a whole different story of how I lost our housing. A neighbor in our apartment complex was using a gas generator for electricity when his power was turned off. It started a fire and burned down the whole 4 apartment complex.
not the right answer @@Dinkwadd
@@Dinkwadd Next time recognize your privilege before you make a ignorant comment.
@@Dinkwaddfuck you dude, you don’t know anything about anyone else’s situations. i hope you’re treated much more charitably should you ever find yourself in such a situation.
this is what happened to me about 8 years ago, DSS drug test for pot, lost my kids a few months jumped through some hoops. Ended up upgrading from weed to pills, now almost a decade later, 2 prison sentences, and my kids barely knowing who i am. I'm a full blown fentanyl addict, and all because I just wanted to smoke pot and raise my kids. I know i went on a downward spiral, and i accept im at fault. My story is a lot more complicated, but because of the drug test, i switched from pot to pills, and the pills led me to where i am now.
Wow, I’m sorry to hear that. I hope you can form some kind of relationship with them in time. ❤
I spiraled out when they took my kids as well. Not the same way. They pushed me on to meds, which made me insanely sick, i had to be hospitalized more than once. Its ridiculous, its like they want us sick. How would that make me a better mom?
Generational poverty and compliance ARE the goals.
Cannabis oil can be used to treat a lot of stuff if you use it properly, it's pretty miraculous.
Former nurse...YES!! Read many stories Healing folks
I smoke weed daily as a parent of two. I don’t smoke infront of them, I don’t smell like weed nor does my home. No paraphernalia hanging around. I try to keep the environment clean as possible. I choose not to expose them to it but to each his own.
It’s crazy to me that it’s normal to have bars, advertisements for alcohol, alcohol distributed EVERYWHERE, and many people have a bar-like area in their home’s. But people can be jailed, have their kids taken away, and lives destroyed, over weed. I goddamn plant.
How do u hide it from your kids like that? What are u going to tell them when they do find out that u smoke?
@@DarrellCasteel I primarily smoke when they are either sleeping or when they’re at school. I’m not a social smoker so they’re unlikely to hear about it from a family member. I’m not a hypocrite about it, I don’t tell them negative things about weed. But when they find out I’m sure they’ll see the efforts I’ve taken be the best parent possible giving them the best quality upbringing. I’m sure when they’re at an age to understand the weed movement will be even further advanced unlike when I was a kid weed was actually a felony.
I’m the same. I steer clear of “flower” because of the smell, & have used high concentrations of oils and distillates in small batteries, or “pens”. There’s no smell. I have a small safe & a locked box, if needed, my son is 12, my niece is 9. She is not aware of it, my son is. He knows it’s moms medicine… my husband is an alcoholic & I’m “not allowed” to have a drink, nor do I want to, as my son has voiced his feelings on the matter of alcoholism. He says there’s no difference in my behavior with my medication, vs my husband being a sloppy (but happy) drunk. I do smoke my vape pen in the late night, I don’t hide it- I don’t think sneaking it is a good idea, with a 12 year old. He has no desire to try it right now, and when he is of age I have no issues with him using it, if needed.❤️🩹🫶🏼
My mom sees weed as an evil drug and even a gateway drug, but it’s far from that… I mainly only use it when I’m in pain or nauseous, I prefer edibles. She will get unreasonably mad. She literally thinks it makes you a lazy human, but it’s far from that, since I was 11, I went thru trauma and resulted in my motivation and even creativity to be crushed, once I started using edibles, I felt both my motivation and creativity immediately return, I had no idea what relaxing felt like either. It’s helped w/ anxiety and with my autism too. Like I said, I only do it every once in a while, but it’s only benefited me. I just wish she could fully understand that 90% of the time it’s for medicinal reasons.
Nah, it definitely contributes to laziness. Talking from personal experience. I'm all for legalising it but it's not the miracle plant that everyone claims it to be. It IS addictive and physically so which is also coming from personal experience it just simply has a low toxicity compared to other substances. I haven't touched the stuff in just under a month and I'm functional again, able to routinely do housework and commit to my social life more. I'm on a waiting list to get diagnosed with autism, too. Not to mention that there are very few studies regarding long-term effects of cannabis use, only short-term studies on its benefits and if you want to learn more about that look up Dr. Anna Lembke who is a researcher that has published books on the subject.
@@JtothePrezCorrection it made YOU lazy which honestly is more a reflection of you and your own mental health than the plant. It is not addictive any more than sugar or caffeine and if it was that much of a problem in your life that means you personally had other stuff you needed to work on like ambition. If it weren’t for that plant I would not have made it through high school and probably would have offed myself to escape my own anxiety and depression.
@@kadejamckinzie3 I've been around weed my entire life and it does make people lazy. If you're arrogant enough to tell me that what I've witnessed with my own 2 eyes didn't happen then that's your problem. I don't smoke anymore and it can stay far away from me. I apologise if that upsets you. Also, sugar and caffeine are VERY addictive so you're essentially admitting that weed is also by stating it's "not addictive any more" than them. The obesity increases in the US and Europe are due to sugar being put into everything and making people addicted. I know someone who has smoked for more than a decade and even has it on prescription now yet his anxiety isn't improving. Why? Because instead of facing the anxiety and building some character he runs away and smokes. You don't smoke because you're anxious you're anxious because you smoke. Doesn't matter what your opinion of me is because I'm free of it.
@@JtothePrez If the people around you were lazy under the influence that is because they were lazy to begin with. Blaming a plant for your shortcomings is absurd. Also I had crippling anxiety and depression. I tried counseling, therapy, self help apps you name it. This plant that you think is so evil helped with CBD alone. Yes it does not cure anxiety or depression but guess what NOTHING WILL. It’s something you will battle for the rest of your life but there are things you can do to help. For me that was the use of this plant. Now I don’t need to be medicated at all times to keep me from offing myself. I’m pregnant now and I don’t smoke at all and guess what, still functioning. When I was medicated I was a zombie with it and couldn’t function without it. You can’t generalize the plant itself based on the shortcomings of those around you. Those people had personal things they needed to work on. Lastly I brought up caffeine and sugar not to say they are healthy or non addictive at all but to bring up the point that if you become addicted that’s because you have a dependency issue. Not because of the plant. It was also to bring up the fact that the war against this plant is not because it causes harm. It’s because the American government can’t figure out how to get enough of the profits to be satisfied nor is it able to completely control its creation and distribution.
@@JtothePrezfunny how YOU’RE arrogant enough to tell him/her what they’ve witnessed with their own two eyes lol As they said, stop blaming a plant for you and the people around you being lazy.
This is the kind of content I like Vice putting out. It’s actually a big topic of debate in our modern times and important overall to discuss
My wife smokes to prevent seizures and is the best mom ever
With half the country legalizing cannabis how are we still having these situations occur
Because americas laws are a joke.
Episode is from 2016
Because America is a country that works on human trafficking, without it their control of the population crumbles
religious conservatives
@@andrewmccune2895 Smolleting has been very rampant in the start of 2024 already. You have any sources on this correlation?
I live in a recreationally legal state and smoke to deal with my mental health issues. While I don't ever plan on becoming a parent, it hurts my heart to know that if I lived anywhere else my children could be taken from me because I'm trying to treat my health concerns. Absolutely ridiculous.
Thank you for your work documenting this kind of injustice. This happens also all around the globe and should stop ASAP. This sure helps people to understand.
Cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2018. We're allowed to possess up to 30 grams and we are allowed to grow up to 4 plants.
This story first aired in 2016
She had her kids in a meth house.... the baby daddy got locked up too. I think they are hiding something
There's definitely more to that story. But no one is gonna admit to smoking meth in a documentary like this, especially when they're trying to get their kids back
Yeah she had the classic sunken "meth mouth".
@@bajorekjon 100%
We def didn't get the full story but to be fair they didn't find any meth in the house, only the weed and used that as the reason for custody, that's still not right
My heart goes out to these mothers and all families torn apart in Kansas. Thank you for bringing this issue to light Krishna.
it so incredibly sad that this is still happening to parents everywhere!!!
Total supporter of cannabis rights here, but I've done a lot of time in jails, prisons, and even a rehab once. The first woman who lost her children has definitely touched hard drugs before.
okay but he didn’t say “hard drugs” he just asked about meth.
@@mangoloverprincess33 meth is a hard drug..
yeah she was capping hard af when she said she's never done meth lmao she was 100% using meth in that house you can just tell
Yeah her story wasn't adding up. The fact that they had multiple pipes laying around, the meth dealer who lived there. I'm guessing they flushed the bud and the meth so all the cops found were pipes and shake
As someone who both smokes weed AND had a parent who abused alcohol…just be careful. There are probably people who use it responsibly and can still be present to their kids. There are definitely also people who smoke to numb out and as a result may not really be fully present for their kids. Honestly if I do have kids one day I plan to significantly cut down my usage. I’d weed as “dangerous” as alcohol and other drugs? Probably not, no. But it can be behaviorally addictive and it’s absolutely possible to use it irresponsibly.
This is so fking tone deaf, and ignorant.
So a hard working mom, who can‘t be fully present mentally when she‘s at home because of exhaustion and stress should have her child taken away?
@@MofaGames no. And if you re-read what I wrote nowhere did I say anything about their kids being taken away. All I’m saying is that parents who are not present (most of the time, not sometimes, everyone is a human being) it does affect their kids. I personally believe what should happen is that those parents need support and help to become present. I don’t think the first step should be taking the kids away.
Very true! I made the decision when I was pregnant to.cut down and keep to really nighttime usage. Weed can numb you in all the wrong ways if used to much
@MofaGames it's good to see that you don't read comments, but rather ONLY respond to them with what you want to say, strictly to try and start something? You're a child.
This was a well put together special and narration and host and flow and story 🎉
I live in Kansas. I was accused of molesting my children by their mother. She absconded with them and when she turned herself in, the state put them in foster care instead of giving them back to me. Their mother committed multiple felonies and the state just took her word for it. I was put through what’s called a child in need of care case and it was very very difficult to get my kids back. I had to take mental health assessments, drug and alcohol assessments, go to therapy, follow all of these rules and do all of these programs. I had to move out of my own house so my parents could move in to my house traveling all the way from Minnesota so my kids could come home and get out of foster care. I was not allowed contact with my kids for months. All over an allegation. An allegation that my local police department had already investigated. I’ve had many protection from abuse orders filed on me and all have been unsubstantiated by dcf, and yet, they still took my kids away and I still get dcf showing up at my house on the regular for false accusations made against me. Go KANSAS!
My father was molesting me. I told my alcoholic mother and she did nothing so I told police. She quickly convinced them that I was lying about my dad. His lie detector test was inclusive & my mother sent me to Charter mental hospital for 2 months & then drove me to every therapy appointment once I was out with a glass of vodka in one hand. She would regularly back me into a corner of the house literally begging me to hit her so she could call the cops and have me taken away. She bruised like a peach & if I bruised her while breaking out of that corner she called them. She reported me a runaway half the times I took our dog for a walk. I went to jdc for tipping over a little end table & breaking nothing cuz she reported that I threw the table at her & she was afraid for her life. From jdc I spent another few months in the psych ward at smmc. My mom had everyone convinced I only made up that my dad molested me in order to ruin her life. I left the minute I turned 18. Oh yeah Kansas is great at protecting children. Joco is the worst at being ridiculously punishing no matter what. More court for us means more money for them.
Vice is finally doing good work again heck yeah
This whole story is methed up.
Obvious is obvious.
@@jdkgcpcan’t believe she capped about smoking meth 😂😂
This is why Vice is basically out of business. They wanted people to pretend they didn't see what is obvious and make up fake outrage for clicks instead.
You can tell that she was a tweaker
@@zxKrookedxzI was looking for this comment…
Listening to the mother with chrons disease hit me hard. My mother had breast cancer when i was in 8th grade. She needed c*nnabis to help her through chemotherapy. It helped her everyday with nausea, appetite, mood, pain, how she saw herself and sleep. She always grew even before her diagnosis. I will always advocate for parents using medically and "recreationally" because even if you dont have a diagnosis sometimes people just need to relax. Shame on the people breaking these families up for it.
Absolutely ridiculous. The authorities should be charged with child abuse. Alcohol is so much worse than pot smoking.
What a waste of money & state resources... taking kids from homes because of WEED? Yeah, I'm sure that's good for them. State governments need to readjust how they handle EVERYTHING regarding marijuana.
Why would you willingly smoke weed in a state where it was illegal? Why would you do it in a place that was a meth lab?
@@Chris-fn4df It wasn't a meth lab... There was a meth user who previously lived there, that's it. "Why would you smoke weed in a state where it's illegal?" Vaping under the age of 21 is also illegal, does it justify taking away some away someone's children & making your tax money pay for them to live in foster care? Are the children better off separated from their mother, father and siblings because daddy couldn't afford to pay his speeding ticket & it became a warrant? Why are we acting like an adult smoking POT is some unforgivable sin? 🙄
@@corey2232the first woman lived in a meth den. Read between the lines
This is the confusion and growing pains of a free society. US is not as centralized as most with a federal mandate. States with freedom will pass laws that contradict federal laws.
With all the children abused by their parents we have far greater concerns than weed ffs.😅😅😅😅😅
That is a fallacy, does the fact that there are children who suffer family violence mean that they should be allowed to live with drug addicts?
@@ricardomontilla2452rather them be with a weed “addict” then an alcoholic
@@ricardomontilla2452Are children taken when someone is addicted to their prescription? If not then your logic makes no sense.
They say VICE is dead, but I still see videos all the time. I watch almost every video when it's posted. Videos are great, with things that are normally taboo. But where else would we be informed about these interesting topics, especially in video form?? Malarkey!
I wonder the same thing are these old videos or is Vice actually dead I'm so confused 😕
This is from 8 years ago.
@ANYHOO0 oh man well I'm officially sad to see Vice gone
@@carlfowlkes654 same, they've done some really good stuff.
I can 100% say she has been strung out before
i was just thinking this 💀💀
And that justifies siphoning money from tax payer by private contractor that's greasing judges. Not one person mentioned a price tag per kid that they (kid foster grift corp) get to bill.
Meanwhile my mom physically, mentally, and emotionally abused me when I was a kid and CPS never stepped in. No one in my family stepped in. I guess that was fine since there was no cannabis or actual drugs in the home, right?
Same. Kansas sucks
People in Kansas need to step tf up and demand change. This is absurd
Im convinced KANSAS THE STATE participates in child endangering and trafficking due to personal experiences and multiple adults that have survived the kansas system. Crazy af this came out. My goosebumps went crazy
Tell me more
I live in Kansas and,sadly if the children actually are in a bad neglect situation dcf does not do a damn thing, but they will rip a kid away for pot. Its incredibly sad and a huge disservice to children and families
Also live in Kansas & that it true. This is likely politically motivated. The dcf is being told where to go and what to do And what not to do. They need to increase statistics that show pot in a bad light. In my area of ks every other does meth, so it makes sense to act like someone using one illegal drug even tho they risk losing their kid by doing so, well use meth also. A seriously disturbing amount of people are addicted to meth.
I (a lifelong daily cannabis user) tried explaining to a woman I know (knew) that hitting dab pens while driving with both of her kids in the car while living in America’s reddest state was asking for trouble. She looked at me like I was the dumbest person who had ever lived.
Thank you the lady from kansas knew she could get caught. Im sorry but its not even medicinal in ks.
The private companies in power are extremely sickening for these transgressions. May God have mercy on them, and bless all the families that are affected.
Something tells me she lying when she said she has never touched meth before.
That was the first thing that I noticed. We are clearly not getting a full story here.
😂 fr. Not to bash her but she isnt telling the entire truth.
Having multiple pipes in a room with kids is a red flag. Seems like a trap house. She probably flushed the meth and the bud that's why all they found was bongs
cant blame her who would admit that while actively fighting to get custody lmaoo
Party down at CRYSTAL Cove 😂
I had my children taken away from me after my ex got arrested for beating me. I have very severe CPTSD, I've tried many different medications since i was 16 and went to the hospital 3 times over prescribed meds. No to mention one some of the meds made suicidal ideation worse. I tried everything to get them back and am even on the Texas Compassionate Use Registry Program but still have no idea when or if they'll ever be allowed to live with me again. I was very blessed that they were sent with family but it's so frustrating to see I'm not the only one dealing with this injustice over a plant. This is why people don't ask for help.
This is absolutely disgusting
Right I can’t believe she would let her kids stay in a place like that I’m glad law enforcement was able to get there kids out of that horrid situation
@@Globeca1606same!!! I was looking for this comment bc wtf?!?
yes smoking is pretty disgusting
@@bajdooo Yes smoking meth is disgusting not weed
Wow you sound entitled af. Should see how most Mexican families live.
The minimum wage in Kansas is 7.25 per hour. My neighbor lived in Kansas for who knows how long. Supposedly, he OD on a drug, Kansas CPS lets him keep his kid.
Truly breaks my heart
God. Sobbing while watching this. These parents need the be heard. Its very emotional to see your parent going through any sickness
she had no job, no car, but still had money to spend on weed & was most likely smoking it around her kids? & you want me to feel bad for her? lmaoo also i can say with 100% certainty she was lying about never using meth before. she was 100% using meth in that house with her kids around.
@@DerplingusThe-II She did the most she could for her family while still trying to maintain a healthy life. Yeah, it wasn't the most prettiest house. But she did what she could, kept her kids under a roof. The system did her dirty.
@@peach-mn4bq i know an addict when i see one, i can promise you she wasn't just smoking a bit of weed. doing drugs around your kids & living in a meth house isn't "trying your best" that's her own fault not "the system"
My parents buy me bottles but cried when they caught me smoking a joint 😂
Canada baby! Even the cops are stoned up here!
My father was emotionally abusive father growing up - he was his most vicious when he was stressed. Him smoking a joint a few times a week probably would have done more to mitigate my family's dysfunction vs the Coors he ultimately used as part of his coping mechanisms, for over fifteen years.
But it's a drug and you should be jailed for using it. Get destroyed by facts and logic
@ Toobigbritches I agree 100... Smoking Pot is a Million times better than drinking for everyone, the user and the people around the user.....
lol cope. jailed for use??? you out of your mind @@WhyGodby
@WhyGodby should be jailed? So you want to lock up 1/3rd of the population for their hideous crime of getting stoned ? Interesting 😮
@@WhyGodbylol bruh it’s literally legal
This is terrible. It hurts my soul to see.... my hearth goes out to the families affected
As someone who use to be a heavy pot smoker. I REFUSED to smoke in front of my child. In fact I quit almost 90 days off of it. It made me a better person/parent. But to each his own.
you can always give your kid a government approved Research chemicals that hasn't been tested enough and that's ok. But when it comes to something they know isn't that dangerous like a plant that has been growing and used for thousands of years, now that's insane!
Cause it’s hard too tax a plant
I'm just happy to see vice still posting stuff
I hope they don't dissolve. it's the only left wing or liberal media I watch, and I enjoy their reporting. I'm a right winger kind of guy but I do like vice news............all my friends HATE it, but I tell them it's really interesting what they report on. it's not like your typical media.
Again and again
Its extremely hard to get kids back but its not impossible. Stay strong and just do what u need to do❤❤❤
appreciation comment for vice uploading this really high quality content to youtube for free
My mother was an alcoholic. It changed the way she parented. As a kid, your parents have to be rock solid for you to feel safe. I feel you shouldn't be under the influence unless, your kids are away or another parent is there and completely sober.
I have to respectfully disagree
@@janejane2739 I can imagine my opinion is not popular. I admit I am biased. Seeing my mother impaired as a kid, not even greatly impaired, was unsettling.
@somewhereupthere785 I grew up with hardcore addicts in my family also. I come to realize and I'm not young woman. The substance isn't the addict the person is. Many people in this world can use recreational drugs with control. I would take a pot smoker over an Alcoholic anyday. I would trust my children with somebody who has smoked a joint over somebody who has sat down and drank beer spirits or wine. I understand where fear comes from in that situation. I think it is very important to teach your children control, Because at the end of the day, no matter where you go, there you are. I've also realized that trying to control the people around you drives them away from you.
Jasmine has definitely done more than just smoke weed…..
look at her face and teeth… definitely
100 percent. She was either using meth or had meth users/ dealers around her kids
Fantastic work Krishna, keep it up
Seeing that mini clip of that kid screaming makes me think CPS does more harm than good .taking kids away from good parents. That could be traumatizing for a kid who doesn't understand why he's being taken away.
I live in Olathe, just across the MO/KS border. As soon as recreational cannabis became legal in MO, the KS Highway Patrol put up billboards about doubling-down and increasing cannabis-related arrests. Not surprised the KS system has taken it way over-the-top. KS Republican legislators repeatedly kill cannabis legalization bills.
Yup wish the idiots in the comment section would realize weed arrests and citations is nothing but money for Kansas
I wish they would just legalize pot so they could focus on all the meth here in Joco. Did you hear they are gentrifying the west bottoms now? They're demolishing the wheel weld building at 933 mulberry. It's full of awesome graffiti, be nice to get pictures. It could have been saved, but they're building an apartment complex.
It’s been 8 years since Vice did this episode. Why the rereleased?
Our time is relapsing brotha the ravine is coming
Ok. Like a decade ago I called cps on my neighbor (felt guilty as hell and still do). My neighbor would leave her house at midnight every night and come home at 2am w a minivan full of stolen property (she was robbing vacation homes). CPS got involved b/c I would come home and they would leave their child outside for hours at a time in snowstorms w no jacket!! Even then CPS investigation took over a month. These people…
You know someone who was raised in the system this is sad and it breaks my heart little do a lot of people know that it actually makes your life worse your mental health your support system just everything I’m 24 years old now and I still struggle with mental health because of child services this is not something that should have made her lose her kids because I’m telling you right now they’re gonna go through way worse in the system. I pray that she gets her kids back as soon as possible.😢❤
You can always tell when someone has used meth for an extended period and she’s got the look
I've lived in Kansas city all my life and I agree with you
I agree. There is definitely a METHod to her madness. Take a look at her who claims she was only smoking pot and immediately 86’d the meth dealer that they had living there when they “found out” and then look at the very next mom interviewed….she looks exactly like someone who smokes some pot and hugs some trees and loves them kids… mom 1?? Ehhhh….??
Yep. This story is BS.
The meth ain't mathing with her
The fact that you can get a 6-month suspended sentence for possessing a bong is a fucking joke
thats america the free for u 😂
That’s crazy. You can buy a bong at any smoke shop
There's more to that story. The meth dealer, the pipes on the floor, the way she looks, come on guys. The cops had good reason to believe it was a meth den, they probably had time to flush it
I had to quit working in 2021, six figure, long IT career, from ongoing GI issues that seem to lead to ME/CFS for me. Luckily I'm in a farm bill state at least, but I sure wish I could expand my vegetable garden to include my own medicine.
Can we get an update soon please !
The biggest crime here is forcing a family of 4 to live in an attic.
I hate this stigma of weed smokers. I bet 75% of parents in America smoke weed, literally my whole family smokes weed but didn’t even realize that until I started smoking myself. They didn’t show any effects or signs from it you would never be able to guess they smoke they are good at hiding it. The most frequent shoppers at dispensary are parents and older people.
As a social worker, I’ll never earn enough money to even pay back school loans. With that said, no amount of money would convince me to work for cps
I worked for dmcps in a state that does not allow medical or recreational. We were not allowed to remove for thc.
my parents have used weed my entire life and i have never been involved in any negative way
This is a disgrace. Coming from a cannabis user and a Kansas native, the laws have only hurt the people of this state and all the others who have used weed in the past. This is a medicine. A plant that should be recreationally legal.
The government has overstepped yet again leave these people alone.
My parents smoke pots through all my childhood and still does today and there the best parents i couldnt never had ❤
it sucks how much more harm is done to these kids by the the government itself choosing to take them away, compared to the little/no harm done by their parents smoking weed. CPS's goal is to save kids from horrible lives and to help give them better lives. This isn't it.
I wish there was a survey or test of some sort to determine overall which is worst, alcohol or weed but the government is too scared to release this information to the public
Def alcohol, I’ve seen, first hand, what alcoholism can do to a person. It’s ruined my father and killed my uncle. Weed has done nothing but benefited each user. It’s even considered medicinal. The most weed can do is cause you to green out, but once your over that, you’re fine. I mean, there’s alcohol poisoning. 🤷♀️
No need for a survey, everyone already knows
@@Zatchillac I know this but it’s needed for tons of fools out there
I'm all for weed but they are afraid of losing their children so they post it on the internet for everyone to see?
This breaks my heart I’m sorry you are dealing with this stay in states that are weed friendly stay there never leave
My father had epilepsy he suffered from grandmal seizures since before I was born. He smoked weed nightly and it helped his seizures. We lived in NY were it was illegal. I never said anything to my dad about smoking pot because I knew, when he didn't have it he would have seizures. It relaxed him.
Get this message to Ryan and Jasmine: Repeat after me, "Water Tobacco Pipes"
Now imagine you getting raided by the police because you have some beer in your room!!!!
3:49 And addict in the attic
Daddy’s smoking his medicine daddy sure needs a lot of medicine 😂
Whats the full story with this girl... I have a feeling there is more to this story. The cops first off do not just come into peoples houses to look around.. Im a recovering addict and she looks like shes an addict.
Omg! I was going to write this! The bongs werent the reason she lost her kids. Just a factor. This mother gives addict vibes, the living situation wasnt right, and its clear she didnt have custody of the oldest when she lost custody of the youngest two.
I truly feel for her but having multiple children in that house with 9 people is very hard to justify, and it definitely seems like she’s omitted some details. I hope she recovers
@@lmaolaura2985 Like wise. Im not trying to shame her, I just dont think Vice did their research or just tried to make weed out to look like its bad and causing so much chaos..
If you think about it, homelessness too is criminalized in the United States.
I am absolutely speechless. The level of corruption and subsequent trauma that these families deal with is just mind blowing.
Vice is actually amazing
Welp, don’t allow a meth dealer into a house where you have children…..
Absolutely 👏🏻
Seriously! Also look at her mouth and tell me she’s never done any meth 🙄.
, Which is why you kick them out as soon as you realize what's going on... Duh!!! Are you st*p*d or something?!?
I'm sure he has meth dealer stamped on his forehead. Just like pedos have that stamped on theirs. Your life must be so simple.
Truu
I remember seeing this video a couple years ago. How is this video just been posted now one hour ago?
It’s from 2016. This is from their TV program I believe. It’s in the description
Vice barely even exists anymore. They've effectively gone bankrupt.