Brit YouTuber's Indian street food hell: Tourist sobs uncontrollably and whines about hospital treatment after marijuana-infused milk made by holy man leaves him with green diarrhoea

A British YouTuber was taken to hospital in tears after indulging in traditional marijuana-infused Indian street food.

Sam Pepper wept from his hospital bed after drinking Bhang Lassi, a psychoactive milk drink, during his trip to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Sam enjoyed the drink but said it was not long before he started burning up in bed with fever - all of which he filmed.

The YouTuber called for a doctor, but said the medication he prescribed kickstarted the bacteria into overdrive, causing painful diarrhoea.

After hours in agony, his friends rushed him to hospital with a 39C temperature and green diarrhoea.

He was given antibiotics but started passing blood - and hit out at his doctors for leaving his IV open, lamenting that he was not being treated safely.

Sam was in agony after he took the marijuana-infused drink in India

He shared video of himself after being taken to hospital with a high fever and sickness

He complained staff had left his IV valve open

The traditional lassi drink was being sold by a street vendor

Sam said it left him with green diarrhoea and a fever reaching 39C (102.5F)

Sam blamed the vendor, who he said he trusted as a holy man, for using his bare hands to add spices to the drink before ladling it into cups left out on a filthy floor.

Sam shared footage of the vendor, who was also a local shopkeeper, preparing Bhang Lassi with used cups positioned upside down on the floor.

The man used his bare hands to add the spices and pour the milk through an expanded cheesecloth.

Sam said: The issue is not the marijuana, it could have been a typical lassi. He had black fingernails and was seated on the ground. He was rubbing his hands all over it. 

They all used the same cups. They use something like unpasteurised curds.

I did the worst thing you could do in India, and I ended up in the hospital. The food that you should never, ever touch, and I tried myself some of that finger milk, bhang.

This guys been on the street for more than 17 years making this. The guy making the drink was a holy man, so I had a bit of trust in him, but I probably shouldnt have.

Sam shared grim footage of his trouble in the bathroom as his excrement turned green and he began passing blood.

Sam said he had some trust in the vendor as he was a holy man

But he later said the lassi drink was being made in filthy conditions, blaming the vendor

The drink was pressed through a gauze by hand 

He fears he became sick because of the lack of hygiene at the store

Footage shared on his social channels showed Sam crying while speaking to the nurses, blasting them for leaving the IV drips valve open. 

Im done with blood going everywhere, he said. Like, how do you not know to close this? It must be the most basic training.

I dont want to be here. Because someone has left my valve open. Like, its simple. I dont feel safe here. 

I dont feel like you know what youre doing because this is very simple. I dont feel like Im being treated safely.

After the unpleasant experience in the hospital, Sam flew to Bangkok to have his blood tests and continue his medication.

The hospitals in the neighbouring country are ranked among the best in the world.

Bhang Lassi is a cannabis treat mixed with curd, leaves, buds, and parts of the marijuana plant, used medicinally as early as 2800 B.C.

This drink is commonly consumed during religious rituals, festivals, and prayer ceremonies in India.

Many Indian street food vendors continue to face backlash for their lack of hygiene, causing consumers to fall ill and experience food poisoning.

Research has found that the majority of sellers lack access to clean water and dont use appropriate personal protective equipment, such as hairnets, aprons, and gloves.

Their carts are also often positioned next to open canals where insects and rats can be found.

He was taken to hospital after medicine prescribed by a doctor made him feel worse 

The illness caused fever, diarrhoea and sickness

In the hospital he started passing blood

In hospital he said people took photos of him while he was writhing around in pain

Arpita Sharma, the author of Microbiological Analysis of Street Vended Food in West Delhi, said: It was shown that the food handling practices of the vendors were very poor, and the presence of coliform indicated faecal contamination of the processing water as well as the prevailing unhygienic conditions related to the location of food preparation.

The Food and Safety Standards Authority of India has been initiating Project Clean Street Food across the country to prevent illnesses from consuming street food. This initiative focuses on skills training and hygiene-related education.

Some of the governments project goals are to raise the health and safety standards of street food and reduce the incidence of street food-borne diseases.

UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund, reported that India has made rapid progress in ending open defecation across the country, which has significantly impacted improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).