❓ This parliamentary question scrutinises WA's Road Traffic Act concerning THC detection in drivers, specifically questioning data collection on medicinal cannabis prescriptions and advocating for evidence-based policy.
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I refer the Minister to section 64AC of the
Road Traffic Act 1974
, under which Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is treated as a prescribed illicit drug irrespective of whether it derives from a lawful medicinal cannabis prescription or not, and I ask:
(a) for each of the past five financial years, how many drivers have been charged or infringed for driving with THC present in oral fluid or blood;
(b) of those in (a), how many were asked whether they held a lawful medicinal cannabis prescription;
(c) if Western Australia (WA) Police does not record that information, why not; and
(d) will the Minister direct WA Police to begin recording whether THC-positive drivers hold a valid prescription, so that future policy is based on evidence rather than assumption?
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Road Traffic Act 1974
, under which Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is treated as a prescribed illicit drug irrespective of whether it derives from a lawful medicinal cannabis prescription or not, and I ask:
(a) for each of the past five financial years, how many drivers have been charged or infringed for driving with THC present in oral fluid or blood;
(b) of those in (a), how many were asked whether they held a lawful medicinal cannabis prescription;
(c) if Western Australia (WA) Police does not record that information, why not; and
(d) will the Minister direct WA Police to begin recording whether THC-positive drivers hold a valid prescription, so that future policy is based on evidence rather than assumption?
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