Medicinal Cannabis Driving Trial: Where’s the update?
Rachel asked the Minister for Roads and Road Safety for an update on the 18-month medicinal cannabis driving trial.
Medicinal cannabis driving amendments – Committee debate
Rachel asked the Legislative Council to consider Legalise Cannabis Victoria’s amendments to the Roads and Ports Legislation (Road Safety and Other Matters) Bill 2025. These amendments would afford drivers who are prescribed medicinal cannabis the same freedom as those on other legal prescriptions, given that they are not impaired. While these crucial amendments were supported by the Greens and several crossbenchers, they were ultimately negatived.
Legal defence for driving medicinal cannabis patients
Rachel moved a motion, which if passed would allow medicinal cannabis patients a legal defence, if they test positive for THC at a roadside drug test but are not impaired.
Medicinal Cannabis Driving Reform
In November 2024, the Victorian Parliament passed our amendment to the Road Safety Act 1986, which gives courts discretion not to cancel the licence of medicinal cannabis patients who test positive for the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) while driving.