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New discretion for Vic magistrates when medicinal cannabis script holders are unimpaired while driving 

Legalise Cannabis Victoria has secured an amendment in the Upper House to allow magistrates to exercise sentencing discretion for drivers who test positive for the cannabinoid chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), if they hold a valid prescription for medicinal cannabis and are unimpaired while driving.  

Synthetic opioid contamination requires rapid response
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Synthetic opioid contamination requires rapid response

Wednesday the 11th of September 2024 Victorian Legislative Council Rachel PAYNE (South-Eastern Metropolitan): My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Mental Health. This year there have been multiple reports in Victoria and across Australia of people consuming synthetic opioids, at times without their knowledge…

Motion to Refer the (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023 to a Bill Inquiry
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Motion to Refer the (Regulation of Personal Adult Use of Cannabis) Bill 2023 to a Bill Inquiry

Wednesday the 11th of September, 2024 Victorian Legislative Council RACHEL PAYNE (Member for South-Eastern Metropolitan): I rise to make a contribution to motion 527 in my own name. I move: That this house: (1) notes that the continued prohibition of cannabis forces thousands of Victorians through…