The NSW Greens say they’re ready to help fix unfair state laws punishing medicinal cannabis patients.
Upper house member of The Greens Cate Faehrmann reaffirmed the party’s commitment to drug driving law reform last week after Premier Chris Minns said in parliament he was considering a change for medical cannabis patients.
Ms Faehrmann already has a Bill in the NSW Upper House of proposed amendments, having unsuccessfully moved for changes to the law in 2021 under the former state coalition-led government.
‘Under current laws, drivers can lose their licence for testing positive for trace amounts of THC in a roadside drug test, even if the drug was legally prescribed, used days earlier and there is no impairment whatsoever,’ Ms Faehrmann stated.
‘People have been managing chronic pain, cancer treatment, PTSD and other serious conditions legally with medicinal cannabis since 2016, but our driving laws haven’t kept up.’
The Greens MP said people who lacked access to reliable public transport, particularly in regional areas, were especially impacted and that areas like northern NSW and Sydney’s western suburbs were targeted more than Sydney’s wealthy northern suburbs.
‘The Greens are ready to use our numbers in the Upper House to pass sensible laws that will end the discriminatory roadside drug testing regime and maintain strong road safety protections,’ Ms Faehrmann said.
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