The Syndicate

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Buried cash. DEA moles. Sibling rivalries. Skydiving planes. Fast cars. And an exploding hash lab. A group of college friends took advantage of Colorado’s medical marijuana laws to create one of the longest, most lucrative smuggling runs in U.S. history. But when a drug mule flipped, the whole enterprise came crashing down— and revealed how the marijuana black market is not just evolving in the era of legal weed, but thriving.New episodes publish Tuesday mornings.

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Trailer: The Syndicate

A group of college friends gamed Colorado’s marijuana laws and made millions in the most sophisticated black market growing operation we’ve seen in America since states began legalizing pot. This 10-episode, narrative podcast follows the group’s rise... and spectacular fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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May 23

Champs794

Thank you to the production team for your kind treatment of my lionhearted friend Pete. He was loved by many. I was around for some of those “knucklehead days” and deeply enjoyed seeing my outsider mental sketches of the operation filled in with color.
you missed the story

06/01/2024

manayunk wall

This was a OUTSTANDING story (the Syndicate) but the real story is this "reconsideration hearing" that Tree gets that allows him to be released of his 11 year sentence!! Dude THAT is the story!!! What happemed there??
Can you be serious??

12/22/2022

Rick 645446669

Chris Walker sounds like a dude wearing knee-high socks learning how to rollerskate and talking about the Doobie smokeage bro… what an actual kook… maybe it’s just your bowl cut and the in “the spectrum” look of your face???🤪
Totally cracked me up

05/12/2022

juliejunket

First, the long form storytelling is top notch. Second, the loose lips…honestly, I’ll be surprised if there aren’t more indictments stemming from the content of this season (grabs popcorn…). But the absolute highlight? Garbage Breath & I owned condos in the same downtown Mpls. building 20+ years ago (he hasn’t changed a bit).

Buried cash. DEA moles. Sibling rivalries. Skydiving planes. Fast cars. And an exploding hash lab. A group of college friends took advantage of Colorado’s medical marijuana laws to create one of the longest, most lucrative smuggling runs in U.S. history. But when a drug mule flipped, the whole enterprise came crashing down— and revealed how the marijuana black market is not just evolving in the era of legal weed, but thriving.New episodes publish Tuesday mornings.