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I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

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Eediot Jedi
Dec 25, 2007

This is where I begin to speculate what being a
man of my word costs me


Of course the ABC is at war with Tony Abbott he's a conviction politician & that's what the ABC hate.

You Am I
May 20, 2001

Me @ your poasting


awful journalist

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

Knobb Manwich posted:

Of course the ABC is at war with Tony Abbott he's a conviction politician & that's what the ABC hate.

that's not what the video is about?

birdstrike
Oct 30, 2008

i;m gay

You Am I posted:

awful journalist

that so broad, can you be more specific?

MysticalMachineGun
Apr 5, 2005

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

that's not what the video is about?

That's what the chyron says :ssh:



Is this about the video posted or something else?

Eediot Jedi
Dec 25, 2007

This is where I begin to speculate what being a
man of my word costs me

MysticalMachineGun posted:

That's what the chyron says :ssh:


Is this about the video posted or something else?

what the gently caress there's a word for that

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

MysticalMachineGun posted:

That's what the chyron says :ssh:


Is this about the video posted or something else?

Pretty sure it's about that video yeah.

The Peccadillo
Mar 4, 2013

We Have Important Work To Do
https://mobile.twitter.com/roqchams/status/984593117750878208

Zenithe
Feb 25, 2013

Ask not to whom the Anidavatar belongs; it belongs to thee.

quote:

In 2016, Hermans' mother fell ill, became a quadriplegic, and the system's invasive and antagonistic methods became abundantly clear. “She has been in hospital for over 18 months, and during this time I had to notify Centrelink of her change of circumstances, that she was no longer a carer but disabled herself.

"For four months Centrelink refused to grant her Disability Support Pension (DSP) and put her on Newstart, cutting off her payments when she missed job appointments. This was despite me explaining she was a quadriplegic, in an intensive care unit, attached to a ventilator. I had never felt more demoralised or hopeless in my life.

Christ.

Anidav
Feb 25, 2010

ahhh fuck its the rats again
Apparently the ABC is reporting that the Woolworths shut down was a part of a global Russian Cyber attack in response to Syria lol

Gridlocked
Aug 2, 2014

MR. STUPID MORON
WITH AN UGLY FACE
AND A BIG BUTT
AND HIS BUTT SMELLS
AND HE LIKES TO KISS
HIS OWN BUTT
by Roger Hargreaves

Anidav posted:

Apparently the ABC is reporting that the Woolworths shut down was a part of a global Russian Cyber attack in response to Syria lol

Coles is the silent Russian puppet

Mad Katter
Aug 23, 2010

STOP THE BATS

Anidav posted:

Apparently the ABC is reporting that the Woolworths shut down was a part of a global Russian Cyber attack in response to Syria lol

Link? I had a look but could only find general cyber attack stuff.

Anidav
Feb 25, 2010

ahhh fuck its the rats again
No link. Car radio

Gridlocked
Aug 2, 2014

MR. STUPID MORON
WITH AN UGLY FACE
AND A BIG BUTT
AND HIS BUTT SMELLS
AND HE LIKES TO KISS
HIS OWN BUTT
by Roger Hargreaves
So News Breakfast suggesting Greens proposal to legalise weed and let people grow up to six of their own plants on their property.

You Am I
May 20, 2001

Me @ your poasting

Gridlocked posted:

So News Breakfast suggesting Greens proposal to legalise weed and let people grow up to six of their own plants on their property.

Will someone think of the illegal weed growers and the massive profits they make on the black market.

Believe it or not, that was a factor when California was making weed legal.

asio
Nov 29, 2008

"Also Sprach Arnold Jacobs: A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians" refers to the mullet as an important tool for professional cornet playing and box smashing black and blood

You Am I posted:

Will someone think of the illegal weed growers and the massive profits they make on the black market.

Believe it or not, that was a factor when California was making weed legal.

This is a factor in Australia also

Growers are looking at that one guy who owns all the legal medicinal supply and running away from regulated capitalism as fast as possible

The Before Times
Mar 8, 2014

Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.
Q&A are doing a 'peoples panel' lol

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/peoples-panel.htm

Jezza of OZPOS
Mar 21, 2018

GET LOSE❌🗺️, YOUS CAN'T COMPARE😤 WITH ME 💪POWERS🇦🇺

You Am I posted:

Will someone think of the illegal weed growers and the massive profits they make on the black market.

6 plants is a 2-3 month investment for about 2 grand worth of dope even if this wouldn’t tank the price for it on the black market ya numpty

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
https://twitter.com/9NewsAUS/status/985757189473267712

Gridlocked
Aug 2, 2014

MR. STUPID MORON
WITH AN UGLY FACE
AND A BIG BUTT
AND HIS BUTT SMELLS
AND HE LIKES TO KISS
HIS OWN BUTT
by Roger Hargreaves

Malcolm Turnbeug posted:

6 plants is a 2-3 month investment for about 2 grand worth of dope even if this wouldn’t tank the price for it on the black market ya numpty

If people are growing their own poo poo how the gently caress do I tax it though?

Also the medical Whatits group is not very happy about it

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001

I wish Rudd had included "Andrew Bolt - convicted racist" there.

Jezza of OZPOS
Mar 21, 2018

GET LOSE❌🗺️, YOUS CAN'T COMPARE😤 WITH ME 💪POWERS🇦🇺

Gridlocked posted:

If people are growing their own poo poo how the gently caress do I tax it though?

I keep hearing this as a reason decriminalisation and legalisation are mutually exclusive but we let people brew and drink their own beer and yet somehow alcohol taxes are still collected

Dimebag
Jul 12, 2004

Gridlocked posted:

If people are growing their own poo poo how the gently caress do I tax it though?

Also the medical Whatits group is not very happy about it

You tax the gently caress out of the initial seed purchase and any specialised or hydrophobic equipment? Wouldn't be as much revenue as selling through chemists but it would be better than the nothing they get now.

Dimebag
Jul 12, 2004

Malcolm Turnbeug posted:

I keep hearing this as a reason decriminalisation and legalisation are mutually exclusive but we let people brew and drink their own beer and yet somehow alcohol taxes are still collected

This is a good point, you can brew you own beer but if you don't know how, are time poor or like a particular brew then you'll just purchased via retail.

The biggest win from legalisation and regulation is collecting tax revenue on the billions that right now just flood the black market. If you take away this revenue from the gangs suddenly they don't have as much power and influence in community which in the end is better for the community.

Given the hard on that all levels of government have had to blow up the Bikie gangs, you'd thing something like this that would take away a large chunk of their income would be a win win.

The Before Times
Mar 8, 2014

Once upon a time, I would have thrown you halfway to the moon for a crack like that.

Malcolm Turnbeug posted:

I keep hearing this as a reason decriminalisation and legalisation are mutually exclusive but we let people brew and drink their own beer and yet somehow alcohol taxes are still collected

yeah most people are too lazy or not well resourced enough to home brew. to grow decent quality plants I'm sure it's similar. you need time, knowledge, space and equipment.

asio
Nov 29, 2008

"Also Sprach Arnold Jacobs: A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians" refers to the mullet as an important tool for professional cornet playing and box smashing black and blood
Here's the research findings on how to reduce drug over-consumption:

- smash capitalism

Can we not tax cannabis now please

asio
Nov 29, 2008

"Also Sprach Arnold Jacobs: A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians" refers to the mullet as an important tool for professional cornet playing and box smashing black and blood

Dimebag posted:

This is a good point, you can brew you own beer but if you don't know how, are time poor or like a particular brew then you'll just purchased via retail.

The biggest win from legalisation and regulation is collecting tax revenue on the billions that right now just flood the black market. If you take away this revenue from the gangs suddenly they don't have as much power and influence in community which in the end is better for the community.

Given the hard on that all levels of government have had to blow up the Bikie gangs, you'd thing something like this that would take away a large chunk of their income would be a win win.

Because most growers are stoners who got into the business to offset personal use costs. All this "black market bikie" poo poo is ... poo poo. Cannabis is too bulky to be worthwhile for the cartoon criminal syndicate the media invented and the greens believe exist. Actual bikies sell meth.

Cannabis is a poor peoples drug. The profit margin is minimal. The growers are mostly indie and the sellers are mostly (what's the class level below working?) poor. Taking those billions and turning it into tax revenue for "prevention" is not the class war masterstroke the greens think it is.

Decriminalise, regulate, home grow, all good. Government monopoly on one of the only industries that reliably keeps people off the streets bad.

Don Dongington
Sep 27, 2005

#ideasboom
College Slice
There is no way either of the big parties wouldn't gently caress up legalisation and regulation unless the Greens had the ability to block legislation in the senate, and even then 90% chance they'd use it as an opportunity to claim they're hypocrites in the media.

DOES THE SENATOR FOR TASMANIA WANT WEED OR NOT MISTAH SPEAKER

Dimebag
Jul 12, 2004

asio posted:

Because most growers are stoners who got into the business to offset personal use costs. All this "black market bikie" poo poo is ... poo poo. Cannabis is too bulky to be worthwhile for the cartoon criminal syndicate the media invented and the greens believe exist. Actual bikies sell meth.

Cannabis is a poor peoples drug. The profit margin is minimal. The growers are mostly indie and the sellers are mostly (what's the class level below working?) poor. Taking those billions and turning it into tax revenue for "prevention" is not the class war masterstroke the greens think it is.

Decriminalise, regulate, home grow, all good. Government monopoly on one of the only industries that reliably keeps people off the streets bad.

I mean the best outcome would be running it like a co-op where the people who need to grow still can and earn a living and building a community similar to the "craft beer" industry?

I used bikes as an example only because the media and politicians have been banging on about then for so long it may be an easier to sell the policy to the electorate. Thinking back on it, the only times I have come across them have been trying to get some goey and maybe once or twice for weed.

The revenue on legalisation and regulation should have to cover some of the increased costs caused by a larger user population but mostly should be used to fund schools and hospitals the way it's been done in Colorado.

Cartoon
Jun 20, 2008

poop

asio posted:

cartoon criminal syndicate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JpzX7Grk7k

JBP
Feb 16, 2017

You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.
Weed isn't for poor people. It's for everyone. Poor people get on the ice and horse as readily as a rich man.

Anidav
Feb 25, 2010

ahhh fuck its the rats again
Weed is absolutely for the working class. It is the Peoples drug

JBP
Feb 16, 2017

You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.
Organised crime does sell weed lol

JBP
Feb 16, 2017

You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.
Is anyone at the communism meeting in Melbourne

Laserface
Dec 24, 2004

You can grow your own vegetables too but not many people do, or are successful at it.

anyway, if it was legalised it would be so expensive and regulated that the black market would still exist in some capacity.

asio
Nov 29, 2008

"Also Sprach Arnold Jacobs: A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians" refers to the mullet as an important tool for professional cornet playing and box smashing black and blood

JBP posted:

Weed isn't for poor people. It's for everyone. Poor people get on the ice and horse as readily as a rich man.

Yeh but rich people have more options than "McDonald's or selling weed"

asio
Nov 29, 2008

"Also Sprach Arnold Jacobs: A Developmental Guide for Brass Wind Musicians" refers to the mullet as an important tool for professional cornet playing and box smashing black and blood

JBP posted:

Organised crime does sell weed lol

two people engaged in criminal activity is "organised crime" doesn't mean old mate with a property next to the national forest and connections in town is rolling in billions of black market dollars

JBP
Feb 16, 2017

You've got to know, to understand,
Baby, take me by my hand,
I'll lead you to the promised land.

asio posted:

two people engaged in criminal activity is "organised crime" doesn't mean old mate with a property next to the national forest and connections in town is rolling in billions of black market dollars

The syndicated Chileans that supply my local area with weed are definitely organised criminals.

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Wrageowrapper
Apr 30, 2009

DRINK! ARSE! FECKIN CHRISTMAS!
As someone who has never taken drugs this may seem a little naive but how does one take medicinal marijuana? If its smoked isn't that a little counter-productive to ones health? If its legalised would the AMA be able to dictate how its consumed? Cause it seems they may have some issues with smoking.

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