How Australia's weed laws are changing

Right now, it is completely legal to smoke a joint at home if you live in Australia’s capital city.

Travel twenty minutes across the border into New South Wales, and you could be looking at a court date. 

Across the country, three different governments are moving in three different directions on cannabis, with one easing the rules for patients, one pushing for a public vote on legalisation, and one cracking down harder than ever. 

Today we're mapping out exactly where Australia's drug laws stand, and why it all comes down to your postcode.

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