Cannabis: Ballarat’s $8m industry

Olivia Shying
October 21 2016 - 7:00pm

With two more raids on suspected grow houses in Ballarat this week The Courier looked into the history of other incidents in the region and the background of a multi-million dollar industry.

Young, cash strapped Melbourne students are being recruited to drive Ballarat’s $8 million commercial cannabis supply market by out of town criminals who use the proceeds to fund both international and domestic crime. 

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Olivia Shying

Olivia Shying

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Police and emergency services reporter.

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