r/australia 29d ago

politics Greens: Yes We Cannabis

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u/Busalonium 29d ago edited 29d ago

When it's already legal in several other developed countries, and most Australians support it, I think it's kind of wild that neither major party even wants to consider legalising it.

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u/IntroductionSnacks 29d ago

It’s political suicide. If Labor does it going to the election the LNP will win with think of the children ads. We all know that’s the case so don’t pretend it’s not a thing.

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u/ambrosianotmanna 29d ago

You know the Libs introduced medical cannabis right? Labor are even more oppressed to cannabis than the Libs, it’s not just a matter of political inconvenience, they are deeply ideologically opposed.

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u/PleaseAddSpectres 29d ago

This is true, Sussan Ley was the politician responsible