Australian medical cannabis users allege road rule risks

The laws have come under scrutiny in the past, with the Australian Drug Foundation calling them “unjust”, and cries for changes are growing louder. Currently, a person with any THC in their system is considered inhibited and unable to drive, despite THC being detectable in the blood stream for up to a week after last use.

Patients say that they are being unfairly penalised despite not being high, and are urging governments to make changes that bring driving laws to bring into line with other drugs such as opiates and antidepressants.

Speaking to PEDESTRIAN.TV, Danny, who lives in Victoria and did not give his last name, said getting pulled over with weed in his system ruined his life.

“About five years ago the police picked me up, and I hadn’t smoked for a week so I thought I was alright,” he said.

“They took me back to the station and I lost my licence that day.”

He accused police of “picking on” cannabis patients and said that as a result of being pulled over he lost his job of 15 years.

“My whole life spiralled out of control after that. I couldn’t do anything.

“My daughter’s a dancer and I couldn’t take her to the dance studio, it stopped me taking her to big shows, I missed my dad’s funeral, heaps of stuff.

“It’s just not fair at all.”

He said it didn’t make sense banning medicinal cannabis patients from driving when other more traditional medications were legal to drive on.

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