In Australia, it's still illegal to grow, posses, or smoke marijuana, however the creatives that make up the Craze Collective and Ballin On A Budget TV wanted to show that they don't think it should be such a big deal.
To make their opinion clear, they set up a hydroponic grow room and left it on display for all to see, right in Sydney's King Cross. Outside of the glass room are signs that read "WHO ARE WE HURTING?" A total of nine cannabis plants seem to be hosted inside, which are all positioned on a table in the center of the grow room.
As Mashable reports, a representative of the Crave Collective and Ballin On A Budget TV has stated, "Our purpose is to demonstrate that the new wave of stoners are successful and to spark debate regarding the inadequate laws turning them into criminals."
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The Crave Collective Set Up a Grow Room in Australia to Make a Statement
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