Conrad Black, the controversial former media baron who renounced his Canadian citizenship to become a British Lord, and later spent time in an American jail for fraud, is the subject of our latest VICE Meets episode. We went to his sprawling estate in Toronto’s luxurious Bridal Path neighborhood to chat with him about how the US prison system is flawed.
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Howdy signage at 8th Wonder Brewery and Cannabis in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Consumable THC products will remain legal in Texas unless a federal law bans them later this year, some justices on the state supreme court signaled during oral arguments. Photographer: Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images -

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