Road Safety Act inconsistency
David calls on the Attorney-General to remedy an inconsistency in the Road Safety Act affecting the cases of medicinal cannabis patients charged with THC driving.

David calls on the Attorney-General to remedy an inconsistency in the Road Safety Act affecting the cases of medicinal cannabis patients charged with THC driving.

David shares a heartfelt message from a medicinal cannabis patient about how cannabis helps with their ADHD, and how the new magistrates discretion has reduced their anxiety about losing their drivers licence.

David gives a statement on LCV’s amendment to the Road Safety Act, which allows magistrates to not cancel the driving licenses of medicinal cannabis patients who test positive for THC while driving unimpaired.

Vic law change protects medicinal cannabis patients from automatic licence loss if unimpaired while driving.

David asks what the government is doing to inform medicinal cannabis patients and the wider community about the changes to medicinal cannabis and driving.

David speaks on a new consultation report which supports the case for allowing discretion for magistrates to not automatically cancel the licence of medicinal cannabis patients who test positive to THC when driving.

1st of November 2024, 9:30am FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Victorians prescribed medicinal cannabis to manage cancer treatment, multiple sclerosis and other medical conditions will soon be able to drive without fear of mandatory loss of licence – if unimpaired behind the wheel. Legalise Cannabis MP David…

David puts forward an amendment to a Road Safety Bill which gives magistrates discretionary powers for medicinal cannabis patients who test positive to THC at a roadside drug test, as long as they are not impaired.

Former magistrate Tony Parsons urges fairer laws for medicinal cannabis users facing licence loss despite no driving impairment.

David puts forward a motion calling for a medical defence for medicinal cannabis patients in court if THC is detected in a roadside drug test.