❓ This parliamentary question scrutinises the impact of drug-driving laws, specifically concerning THC, on regional Western Australians, highlighting challenges related to limited transport and medical access, and seeking data on positive roadside drug tests and assessments of disproportionate effects on medicinal cannabis patients.
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I refer the Minister to the particular impact of drug-driving laws on regional Western Australians, many of whom have limited access to public transport, specialist medical care, and alternative transport options, and I ask:
(a) for each Western Australian (WA) Police district or region, how many Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) positive roadside drug tests were recorded across each of the past five financial years;
(b) can the Minister please provide the figures broken down by THC-only, THC plus alcohol, and THC plus other drugs;
(c) have either WA Police or the Road Safety Commission assessed whether the present law has a disproportionate impact on regional medicinal cannabis patients; and
(d) if no such assessment from (c), has been undertaken, will the Minister request one?
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(a) for each Western Australian (WA) Police district or region, how many Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) positive roadside drug tests were recorded across each of the past five financial years;
(b) can the Minister please provide the figures broken down by THC-only, THC plus alcohol, and THC plus other drugs;
(c) have either WA Police or the Road Safety Commission assessed whether the present law has a disproportionate impact on regional medicinal cannabis patients; and
(d) if no such assessment from (c), has been undertaken, will the Minister request one?
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