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‘It will normalise impaired driving’: Trauma surgeons condemn Labor’s cannabis changes
The Minns government’s proposed changes to drug driving laws have been slammed by a group of experts who say the legal threshold is not backed by medical evidence.
- Michael McGowan
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- Road safety
As a trauma surgeon, I know cannabis kills. Don’t green-light ‘medicinal’ drivers
Cannabis is now the No.1 substance found in the blood of seriously or fatally injured road victims – and the premier wants to go light on “medicinal” cannabis users who drive.
- John Crozier
- Editorial
- Opinion
Drug reform law should not make roads more dangerous
Reform to clarify the position on driving and medically prescribed cannabis is likely to meet road blocks.
- The Herald's View
Could WA follow in NSW’s footsteps on medical cannabis laws for drivers?
Drivers in NSW who have lawful cannabis prescriptions will have a medical defence and be subject to a three-strike impairment test under new reforms. Advocates want a similar system in WA.
- Cameron Myles and Michael Philipps
‘Reckless policy’: NRMA and Coalition slam medicinal cannabis driving reform
“A child injured or killed as a result of the actions of a drug driver does not get three chances,” NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane says.
- Max Maddison
Drivers using medicinal cannabis to get legal defence under historic NSW road reforms
Prescription holders who test positive to THC will still be barred for driving for 24 hours under the new three-strike system.
- Max Maddison
- Editorial
- Opinion
Too many slick sellers take the bloom off medicinal cannabis
A regulator crackdown has caused Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry to slump.
- The Herald's View
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- National
Cannabis sales plummet as regulators crack down on booming industry
The medicines watchdog has conceded the current rules are outdated, but some have warned against reforms that could force the industry back underground.
- Angus Thomson
‘It could have been parsley’: Iongi draws political support over scandal
State MPs weighed in on the rising star’s situation during a debate in parliament on Wednesday night led by the Legalise Cannabis NSW Party’s Jeremy Buckingham.
- Chris Barrett
The $300 a week medicine Daniel feels better without
Daniel Yacoel is one of hundreds of thousands of Australians prescribed medicinal cannabis for a mental health condition but there is little evidence it works.
- Angus Thomson