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New South Wales has passed a law establishing a medicinal cannabis drug driving defence, which means that “registered drivers” who are prescribed cannabis medicine and test positive for THC, the psychoactive component of the…
In terms of drug driving laws, the New South Wales government is now centre stage due to its proposed and enlightened reforms that seek to ensure users of legal medicinal cannabis aren’t disqualified from driving for simply…
New South Wales is preparing landmark reforms to drug-driving laws that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive with THC in their system, provided they meet specific conditions and stay below prescribed thresholds.
Australia’s State and Territories each have their own laws regulating access to it and the imposition of penalties.
New South Wales Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann has long been attempting to address the legal anomaly that sees prescribed users of medicinal cannabis at risk of losing their drivers licence whenever behind the wheel, including when…
The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) released a report on 23 October 2024 which found that the number of people charged with drug driving offences over the past decade has increased from 1,409 to 13,815 annually.
“No, you seem very sharp,” was the response. And the Legalise Cannabis MLC asked the premier, if he had the time, whether he’d be prepared to drive to Bondi with him to have a coffee, as he wasn’t impaired and does hold a valid…
CANNABIS AND GUIDANCE The centrality of the subjective element and application perspectives
By Lauren Ybarra, Douglas W. Charnas & Heidi Urness on April 18, 2023 Published At LexBlog This article was originally published in the FORC Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 34 Edition 1 – Spring 2023, published by…
And this global trend incorporates a few key truths: that the plant is fairly innocuous, criminalising people for its use is redundant and there are great societal benefits in legalising. Colorado and Washington were the first…
Legal adult-use and medical cannabis consumption is rising rapidly, but the shortcomings in cannabis drug testing have not caught up to the current reality for consumers.
1st Edition State legalization of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) for medical and/or recreational use has spurred many questions regarding exposure concerns and drug testing concerns (e.g., what constitutes positive cannabis tests and…