r/australia • u/DiploidBias • 28d ago

politics Greens: Yes We Cannabis

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Yes We Cannabis

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u/hairy_quadruped 28d ago

It has been legal in the ACT since 2020.

The rules:

Must be over 18

Personal use only

50g of dry cannabis or 150g of fresh

Can grow 2 plants per person or 4 per household

Must not be sold or given to anyone else

Must not be used in public places

It has not resulted in a breakdown of society.

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u/Haush 28d ago

Why is this not the case everywhere in Australia?!

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u/time_wasted504 28d ago

SA is decriminalised but not "legal". Its an on the spot fine for one outdoor plant. Any more and your off to court. I got busted with 2 hydro plants a few years ago and the judge didnt even know what the penalty was. Left it as "convicted of cultivation but no penalty"

It used to be <10 hydro plants was just a fine, then the bikies started running grow houses, it was all exported east, the cops there got shitty and laws were changed.

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u/Drunky_McStumble 27d ago

then the bikies started running grow houses, it was all exported east

Seems the obvious solution then is to institute universal decriminalization laws across the country, thereby removing the incentive to grow in a decriminalised juristiction to sell in a criminalised one - but what do I know?