South Australia’s illegal LeafedOut cannabis network offering Uber Eats-style delivery
It’s an anonymous platform that links drug dealers with customers, offering an Uber Eats-style weed delivery service – and it is operating in a suburb near you.
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An illicit drugs network that offers everything from cannabis to pills is brazenly operating online throughout South Australia.
The platform via website LeafedOut.com is readily accessible with no verification requirements, and instantly connects customers to vendors offering a range of marijuana products.
The Uber Eats-style platform in South Australia lists one vendor but hundreds of customers whose profiles also include “menus” and contact instructions.
The majority of accounts dotted across SA link to Telegram or Snapchat accounts, but several also list strains of marijuana including lemon haze, blue dream and others set aside for repeat customers only.
DarkMatter, whose profile picture is a curled fist holding an eyeball, joined in July 2024, is the only “vendor” on the international platform that operates freely in other parts of the world where cannabis is legal.
However, the profile purports to have “high quality cannabis THC flowers, edibles, vape pen, concentrate at 20 per cent and higher”.
The “cannabis menus” includes the hybrid Sour Diesel variety, Purple Dawg, Lemon Haze, ‘20% THC Blue Dream’ and Blue Dream.
DarkMatter also offers delivery, with specials on Lemon Haze, Purple kush and OG kush.
Another dealer, nicknamed godfatheroz, has earned six five-star ratings for his inventory which includes sativa varieties Purples Limited, Haze and Pineapple Express, and Glookies Hybrid that give consumers a “happy giggly” effect.
Among the dealer’s reviews is from a NSW consumer in South Australia for a festival who got “excellent service” from the Adelaide account.
“We got here yesterday for a festival and did not have any equipment,” the review from March this year states.
“Bro not only sold us just enough for 2 days and went to the extra effort to roll a few joints for us and pack papers and tips for the next day.
“We really appreciate the extra effort to make it convenient for us. Thank you! We will definitely hit up again.”
Another account, frey_budpeddler based in West Hindmarsh, aggressively pushes customers to use encrypted platform Snapchat and darkweb-based Telegram for sales.
The account lists “kush” and several emojis including a snowflake, mushroom and a pill.
New users must accept terms and conditions they will not trade in illicit substances on the website but that is largely ignored.
Within hours of The Advertiser setting up an fake account, requiring only an email address, it was messaged by an interstate dealer with a full menu of products, and prices.
Its prevalence in eastern states far outstrips that of South Australia, but its users willingly offer tips to find a local dealer.
LeafedOut.com, according to its LinkedIn profile, is based in California where weed is legal.
The company’s terms and conditions state those using the site need to be aged at least 18 and a resident of the United States to register, and not use it for “any unlawful purpose”.
SA Police Financial and Cybercrime Investigation Branch Detective Superintendent Julie Foley said the “digital landscape is a breeding ground for illicit activity”.
“In response, we are committed to innovative strategies that safeguard our communities and apprehend those involved in drug trafficking,” she said.
“Drug trafficking poses a dual threat – both in physical spaces and the digital realm.
“Our mission is clear: protect community safety by disrupting the sale of controlled drugs.
SAPOL adopts a prevention-first mindset.”
Superintendent Foley said addressing drug-related garm “begins with proactive measures”.
“By leveraging technology, we aim to intercept drug sales before they endanger lives.”
Superintendent Foley said police actively monitored online platforms used to sell drugs and illicit substances in an effort to head off traffickers.
“We are deeply concerned about young people’s exposure to drug sales – both online and offline,” she said.
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