Common Sense Prescription for Medical Cannabis Drivers

Common Sense Prescription for Medical Cannabis Drivers
Cannabis plants grow in a warehouse in a Hollandse Hoogtes production facility, one of 10 licensed growers as part of a Dutch government trial to legalize cannabis production for registered producers, in Bremmel, the Netherlands, on Dec. 14, 2023. Nick Gammon/AFP via Getty Images
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Medicinal cannabis users in Victoria will no longer automatically lose their licence if caught driving with traces of the drug in their system.

Magistrates have instead been given discretion in sentencing drivers who test positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) if they hold a valid prescription for medicinal cannabis and were unimpaired while driving.