An investigative true crime podcast about cannabis. The Berlin-based company JuicyFields promised huge profits through investments in medicinal cannabis. Thousands of people worldwide trusted the company with their savings – and lost everything. It could be a scam the size of Wirecard or OneCoin. Some say the Russian mafia or South American drug cartels were involved. Others point to German aristocrats. Since JuicyFields went dead in July 2022, criminal investigations have been launched all over Europe. Homes and offices were raided, accounts frozen. The perpetrators remain at large. But they are not silent.
Latest episodes
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4 min
New DW Podcast: Call Sign Condor
Why would someone risk their life for a country that's not their own? From LA Times Studios, DW, and Futuro Studios, this is a show about the thousands of Latin American soldiers w…
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2 min
Introducing: Delayland – Germany and the Missing Magic
Once dubbed an "economic miracle”, things don't run like they used to in Germany. This new DW original podcast endeavors to find out how Germany lost its magic and who’s got it now…
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15 min
New investigations into JuicyFields
Investigative journalists in several European countries have done their own research into JuicyFields. In this update, we talk about what they found out. Hosts: Andreas Becker und…
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8 min
Action Day - who was arrested?
More than 400 police officers have raided homes and offices in various countries. The suspects they arrested are the same people we’ve been talking about in Cannabis Cowboys – incl…
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2 min
Good News
We had a legal dispute, but that's been solved. We can now present episode 6 of Cannabis Cowboys without the annoying beeps, and with all the names and more details. Hosts: Nicolas…
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3 min
Introducing Gateway: Cocaine, Murder & Dirty Money in Europe
This is Gateway, a six-part podcast from Project Brazen that takes you inside the hidden world of cocaine. From RPG attacks on newspaper offices to the slaughter of entire families…
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2 min
INTRODUCING: Don't Drink the Milk
We wanted to share a new DW podcast we thought you might like. Don't Drink the Milk traces the unexpected backstories of things we all think we know well. From passports to beer, z…
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9 min
A short update
We keep you updated on what has happened since episode 8 of Cannabis Cowboys was released. What is law enforcement doing, and can victims hope they will ever get at least some of t…
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42 min
EP08 - Potemkin Villages
It's time to finally meet the man who's willing to lift the veil on the JuicyFields mystery. We meet in Helsinki, close to the Russian border. And what he tells us blows our minds.…
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35 min
EP07 - Matryoshka Dolls
We now look at the other tribe within JuicyFields. Is it really a group of Russian criminals that controls the company and its website? Whoever they are – they are listening to Can…
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28 min
EP06 - Juicy Nobility
We take a look at one of the two tribes at war within JuicyFields. We travel to areas that smell of money, visit a castle, and are blinded by the allure of status and old money. We…
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32 min
EP06 - Juicy Nobility
We take a look at one of the two tribes at war within JuicyFields. We travel to areas that smell of money, visit a castle, and are blinded by the allure of status and old money. We…
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31 min
EP06 - Juicy Nobility
We take a look at one of the two tribes at war within JuicyFields. We travel to areas that smell of money, visit a castle, and are blinded by the allure of status and old money. We…
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30 min
EP05 - Two Tribes
We are now looking for where all the money went. Hundreds of millions, probably billions. We discover that scamming investors might have not been JuicyFields’ only goal. And we lea…
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30 min
EP04 - Where is the Weed?
We try to find out if JuicyFields was a purely criminal project, a Ponzi, a scam without a real product. Did the medicinal cannabis really exist? For this, we get in touch with all…
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29 min
EP03 - Up in Smoke
We take you back to the crazy days in mid 2022 when JuicyFields stopped working. Days full of panic and anger, when thousands lost their savings, and some feared for their lives. D…
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32 min
EP02 - The Sky’s the Limit
Parties in luxury hotels and airplanes, fancy sports cars and weed. In this episode, we meet key people of JuicyFields - and confront them with our doubts. We also learn about Juic…
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35 min
EP01 - Virtual Weed and Cojones
We introduce you to the business model of JuicyFields - and meet investors who trusted the startup with thousands of euros. With the promise of huge returns and the power of social…
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4 min
Introducing: Cannabis Cowboys
The Berlin-based company JuicyFields promised huge profits through investments in medicinal cannabis. Thousands of people worldwide trusted the company with their savings – and los…