Detainees ‘openly growing marijuana plants’ in detention centres

Detainees ‘openly growing marijuana plants’ in detention centres

Sky News host Caleb Bond says detainees are “openly growing marijuana plants” in immigration detention centres.

An investigation by The Age has found Villawood and other detention centres are “rife with this stuff,” Mr Bond says.

“They found detainees openly growing marijuana plants in their rooms.

“They’re growing metre-high cannabis plants in bathrooms.

“Apparently they’re growing smaller plants in common gardens.”

50 Comments

  1. @VitZ9 on July 16, 2024 at 12:21 pm

    Nice, sounds like they are trying to become valuable members of society. Certainly more then Albanese or a Labor government anyway.



  2. @Egzoset on July 16, 2024 at 12:22 pm

    Nobody should live in prison over cannabis in the 1st place, those who still get there somehow have a perfect hobby in phyto-therapy as the worse they can do is just mistreating a plant anyway, oh and a CBD buzzless one at that i figure…



  3. @infidel202 on July 16, 2024 at 12:23 pm

    Airbus albanese is running a party prison



  4. @Victoria49357 on July 16, 2024 at 12:24 pm

    Woo-hoo 😆/



  5. @mindful_minipods on July 16, 2024 at 12:25 pm

    Alcohol leads to voilence.
    MJ does not. They only violence you will have is the amount of food they will eat at the food hall, and hey the food might just taste better. And lots of nappers.



  6. @RottenSoul589 on July 16, 2024 at 12:25 pm

    that plant looked like the biggest joke in the world . id be amazed if they even got it to flower. odds are its a male plant although that isnt relevant still funny though



  7. @troy6882 on July 16, 2024 at 12:26 pm

    The most stupid drug policy ever the weed is better with less affects than alcohol and heavy drugs legalise it tax asset to the pub gov to 0.5 buggers. Otherwise stop blaming the drug for there attitude. Cover there cost off living bring back decriminalisation. Save a few bucks the rest…..as well as how on the David Letterman show the crowd on weed are going with a applause talk heavy drugs like Charlie Sheen and the crowd gose quite????. No RF blocker???



  8. @maisydaisy9970 on July 16, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    Don’t bag out drugs it’s probably the only thing getting the three of you laid.



  9. @divingduck9 on July 16, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    anybody who’s AFRAID of 3′ high weed plants is seriously brainwashed. hooray for the growers, keep it going, they’ll grow 15 feet a yr ezily. teach these puritans some good sense. forget bigpharma, grow ur own



  10. @jackarie9316 on July 16, 2024 at 12:28 pm

    Australia nazi country



  11. @Graeme_Lastname on July 16, 2024 at 12:38 pm

    Bloody hype it up why don’t ya? What violent and dangerous behaviour has dope caused? A whole meter high, have you never see a real plant? I’ll bet quids the image in the bathroom, or where ever, is a male plant. If you don’t know what that implies then … No UV inside and if you don’t know what that implies ….. Hysterical reporter sprouting BS. Bahhh!



  12. @HonchHeado on July 16, 2024 at 12:39 pm

    At least it will keep them calm but food costs might go up 🤣🤣



  13. @icantcook9998 on July 16, 2024 at 12:39 pm

    These immigrants that come over and commit crimes the law is one strike an your out they should have no right to an appeal they broke the conditions they should be removed from the country immediately as soon as they finish their jail term there is no case for an appeal this is just another scam ripping off the taxpayers



  14. @credenza1 on July 16, 2024 at 12:41 pm

    Could this Government and its Departments be any more of a joke? The sloppiness and indifference to standards infests every aspect of Government.



  15. @GazGuitarz on July 16, 2024 at 12:44 pm

    Meet SERCO .. your REAL government who do what your ELECTED government should be doing, while being paid huge wads of your money to do a completely crappy service. SERCO the multi tentacled octopus that even controls the UK’s nuclear reserves, among holding the contracts for just about every other sphere of our lives. No matter who you vote for .. you will get SERCO or another vile organisation of the same ilk along with them. If Bill Gates was a service provider, he’d probably be called SERCO. A company with apparent "expertise" in just about everything. Just like Bill … jack of all trades but master of none!



  16. @mattbattler3994 on July 16, 2024 at 12:46 pm

    It should be legal anywhere. Big deal?



  17. @briancritchley5295 on July 16, 2024 at 12:47 pm

    They go to jail for growing pot then grow it in jail.



  18. @burglar42 on July 16, 2024 at 12:51 pm

    DEPORT THESE ILLEGALS!!!



  19. @apophisjones4361 on July 16, 2024 at 12:52 pm

    Its the governments poor management. Again . Ban abolish federal government! Its useless and works against the people .



  20. @robanderson473 on July 16, 2024 at 12:52 pm

    "Sch’eaper electschtrishitty!"



  21. @colc2190 on July 16, 2024 at 12:52 pm

    Speaking of drones does our home secretary actually do anything????



  22. @Debbie-qx9wh on July 16, 2024 at 12:54 pm

    Wow what’s next 🤣🤣🤣



  23. @electricink3908 on July 16, 2024 at 12:54 pm

    It shows that they assimilated !😂👍



  24. @daleestep9518 on July 16, 2024 at 12:55 pm

    Stop crying who cares



  25. @nuttsack88lees79 on July 16, 2024 at 12:57 pm

    just let us all grow it



  26. @nuttsack88lees79 on July 16, 2024 at 12:58 pm

    is it free delivery and how far does the drone deliver



  27. @spacewater7 on July 16, 2024 at 12:59 pm

    Simply send them home while they’re AWAITING their appeal hearing. When it’s finally scheduled let them appear remotely from the nearest Australian consulate office to where they are living at that future time. This is why so many people are talking about the ‘detention for profit’ companies that are in operation throughout the world. They must have some strong lobbyists working on promoting their ‘services’ to the government because I’m sure most people agree that imprisoning someone for profit is a despicable business to be in.



  28. @gardeningnewearth3680 on July 16, 2024 at 12:59 pm

    Nice to see them gardening. It’s good for the soul 💚 it’s not really that big a deal



  29. @rjclue2630 on July 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm

    It’s better than alcohol, cigarettes and even coffee which give dementia at the age of 65. 😊



  30. @apophisjones4361 on July 16, 2024 at 1:01 pm

    I wonder why things ae so bad in all areas of life here ? Oh no the nation is run by females . That explains it .



  31. @lucasroe2878 on July 16, 2024 at 1:02 pm

    Where I live in Qld, I do not know anyone who does not grow thier own. Catch up cobber. Judges grow it, police officers grow it, mayors and councillors, school teachers, etc, etc. Really this is just a conservative beat up. The word Canberra. Just deport the illegal immigrants and get it done. You speak like my Grandpa on one side, as the other ran a still and smoked pot… ha ha ha. Legalise and decriminalise pot. Open the GOLDRUSH for everyday Aussies. The government sells pot through doctors, but keep the black market open with their pricing…😂😂😂



  32. @atw98 on July 16, 2024 at 1:03 pm

    Thats a fantastic male dope plant great headache material. Drones have been delivering stuff to prisons since early 2000s.



  33. @maddog2228 on July 16, 2024 at 1:03 pm

    🇬🇧 fucking crying 😢 😭 🤣 😂



  34. @danielduivenvoorden9399 on July 16, 2024 at 1:03 pm

    Oh no there growing weed man !!!
    The poor bastards are probably home sick mentally stretched to the point of utter despair.
    There not producing meth amphetamine are they.
    What a bunch of granny’s you all are.



  35. @howunacceptibleofme2145 on July 16, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 that’s fukkin hilarious …



  36. @burglar42 on July 16, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    Its medicinal! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣



  37. @mikelehman5449 on July 16, 2024 at 1:08 pm

    Honestly, if they let inmates use marijuana, jails would be a lot safer places to be. Maybe people wouldn’t turn into such hardened criminals.
    The attitude some still have towards cannabis is either delusional or intentionally dishonest.



  38. @nuttsack88lees79 on July 16, 2024 at 1:11 pm

    for people to argue that alcohol and tobacco is more safer to consume than weed is laughable and weed has to be legalized before any magic mashroom or lsd is



  39. @jasonfranich5601 on July 16, 2024 at 1:11 pm

    These detainees should never be here especially the illegals that disappeared into the population without proper checks and balances its a disaster waiting to happen these governments and the personal including the world police need real accountability judgements and sentenced to real jail time crimes against humanity
    These detainees should be sent back to wherever they came from onboard a ship for processing never placing a foot on Australian soil perhaps handed to the WHO for medical experiments they’re costing us the taxpayers money which governments and their agencies don’t care about you or I wake up people we’re all being deceived and divided.

    These plants shouldn’t be illegal they’ve been here on earth long before we humans discovered them its only been in the late 20th century in Australia that Mary Jane was made illegal the ACT 1926, VIC 1927, SA 1934, QLD 1937, WA 1950, TAS 1959

    The war on drugs is really a war against the people these Slogans The war against whatever these powers that be use sensational headlines to create an illusion that we’re surrounded by these dangers all around us and governments are the only ones here to keep us safe.

    Safe is code for control should they spread fear which actually means
    FALSE
    EVIDENCE
    APPEARING
    REAL
    your real parents apparently don’t protect you but these self interest government elitists have other agendas from the Globalists UN WHO WEF IMF Central Banks and it ain’t about creating the best policies to make Australia great again or other countries its to make these unelected meddling corrupted Globalists corporations implement their policies on a universal global front to weaken the populations and give power and more wealth to the Globalist masters who pull the strings of federal governments worldwide
    Wake up people



  40. @lunte1971 on July 16, 2024 at 1:13 pm

    The inmates are running the asylums



  41. @apophisjones4361 on July 16, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    The government grows weed , so can i . What else can they do in there ? Weed is good for being trapped . Prude . Go drink a beer you hypocrites. Lets see how alcohol kills shall we ? Hmmn i wonder who is more violent the drinker or smoker ? Oh no its the drinker .



  42. @nuttsack88lees79 on July 16, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    so why dont the government just legalize it and tax the shit out of us like with everything else



  43. @graemewindley1614 on July 16, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    Australia, a great place for bludgers.



  44. @jeffjones4736 on July 16, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    That plant has a long way to go before it will produce any product. If there are drones flying stuff over the wall, why not just fly in the smoke?



  45. @pascoe65 on July 16, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    UNAUSTRALIAN ? THAT’S RIGHT THEIR NOT .🤣



  46. @australiasconservativexcon on July 16, 2024 at 1:16 pm

    But if you have been here since a baby up to 3 years old and get deported to a place you have never known that is wrong. If you have been in Australia since a child before the age of say 10 you should be an automatic Australian Citizen once you turn 16. That way if these children get in trouble early in their life you could use the threat of having their Chance at citizenship taken away but if nothing else prevents them from committing crimes until age of 16 or 18 then send them back!



  47. @DeeSmith001 on July 16, 2024 at 1:17 pm

    I openly grow Blackwater OG in this detention center we call Canada. They took away all our other rights, but enabled drug use with no recriminations so we can’t say we’re a fascist country. O, Canaduh!



  48. @NameName-do9hj on July 16, 2024 at 1:18 pm

    Someone needs to tell the woman ? That she he or ? doesn’t need to hell ! She he ……. has a microphone on ?????? Please excuse if I got Pronouns wrong I tried 😢



  49. @michiganmikeupnorth on July 16, 2024 at 1:18 pm

    It’s legal here and it isn’t a big deal. I believe that it’s safer than alcohol.



  50. @XxTheAwokenOnexX on July 16, 2024 at 1:19 pm

    Lmao