Modern Australian

Greens want cannabis to be made legal

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Greens say cannabis should be legalised and sold in plain packaging, with its wholesale distribution monopolised by a new government agency.

The controversial policy, released by Greens leader Richard Di Natale on Monday, would ban sale to people under 18, prohibit advertising, and use tax revenue collected for drug treatment and education...