Australia is in the grip of a crime wave fuelled by black market tobacco, vapes, and drugs - with Victoria watching on as 130 firebombings, gangland murders, and innocent victims are caught in the crossfire. This violence is a direct result of government prohibition and sky-high taxes, which have handed organised crime a monopoly on these products.

Libertarians have a real solution: legalise vaping, cut tobacco excise, and end cannabis prohibition to take power away from criminals and bring these industries into the legal economy. 

GOVERNMENT POLICY FUELS ORGANISED CRIME

Australia is seen as a prohibition haven—a lucrative target for organised crime networks that thrive on smuggling illicit tobacco, vape products, and drugs at massive profits. In Victoria alone, over 461,000 people use e-cigarettes at least once per month, yet strict regulations force them into the black market, where criminal syndicates profit from a market worth around $503.4 million per year. Read the Victorian Parliamentary Budget Office's report into e-Cigarette usage, and the size of the market, as requested by Libertarian MP David Limbrick.

🚬 Tobacco excise has made Australia’s cigarettes the most expensive in the world - a goldmine for black market operators.
💨 Vaping bans mean smokers trying to quit are pushed towards crime-run supply chains or left with no options.
🌿 Keeping cannabis illegal leaves law-abiding adults criminalised while organised crime operators reap the rewards.

Prohibition doesn’t eliminate demand - it just hands the profits to criminals.

OUR PLAN TO UNDERCUT ORGANISED CRIME

✅ Legalise vaping for adults, shutting down the crime-run supply chain.
✅ Cut tobacco excise, eliminating the incentive for illegal smuggling.
✅ Oppose tobacco licensing schemes, which only create government-backed monopolies.
✅ Legalise cannabis, replacing the black market with a safe, regulated industry.
✅ Refocus police resources, prioritising violent crime over victimless offences.

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