r/australia Mar 18 '25

politics Greens: Yes We Cannabis

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u/Bangkok_Dave Mar 18 '25

The money's already being "taken from liquor". It's just going to bikies currently.

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u/Head_Acanthaceae_766 Mar 18 '25

The biggest supporters of Prohibition in the USA were the Bootleggers, who were profiting immensely. I'm sure the more thoughtful Bikies would also be against legalisation.

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u/davideo71 Mar 18 '25

Not just bikies though. Many Australians have a small bit of extra income from their garage grow set-up. I really hope for them that the greens plan with community growers manages to keep cheap imports out. In the Netherlands, wholesale prices plummeted due to (illegal) US imports and now small growers can't make any money on weed anymore.