Cannabis an Un-winnable War

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Cannabis The Un-Winnable War

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Richard Carleton in the thick of a lush marijuana plantation.

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It's our biggest cash crop and worth a fortune — five billion dollars a year. The massive resources used to eradicate it are also costing us a fortune.

 

Marijuana is virtually impossible to avoid in this country. Nearly 50 percent of Australians say they have tried it or regularly use it.

 

Marijuana sales are twice what Australians spend on wine.

 

Millions indulge and millions of dollars are spent trying to wipe it out. In the hills surrounding Nimbin, on the north coast of New South Wales, Richard Carleton accompanied the police on a series of helicopter raids.

 

It is a fight that has all the trappings of war — armed police, state-of-the-art machinery and sophisticated battle plans. Yet, if it is a war, many also believe that it is simply un-winnable.

Source: 60 Minutes

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[Guest Urbanhog]

Yeah I remembered that show pretty well, since I regularly watch 60 minutes. I liked that part when 3 locals were talking about hydros and bush, and one of them offered a joint to Richard, of course he turned the offer down, but it will be a classic if he accepted that joint ::

[Jim]

Richard "Off ya brichas" Carleton, heh... imaginable..

60 minutes on weed, hmmm... would it just be a big clock ticking for 60 minutes?

 

"Thats all for tonight, Join us next week for errr... I'm Smashed, good night."