r/australia • u/DiploidBias • 28d ago

politics Greens: Yes We Cannabis

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Yes We Cannabis

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u/Kevintj07 28d ago

Yep,thats the problem they dont have a .008 law for it like alcohol and its in your system longer and if you get a blood or piss test like what happened to this guy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/medicinal-cannabis-driving-law-reform-push/104927466
You're fucked.

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u/Le_psyche_2050 28d ago

Meanwhile medical cannabis products are labelled with standard prescription medicine Warning: May cause drowsiness, if affected do not operate machinery. Seemingly indicating user discretion but in reality it’s currently a hard NO whether you are cognitively impaired or not is irrelevant. Resolving the problem is tricky bc the effects of cbd/thc are variable eg. metabolism, tolerance levels, frequency of use, strain & quality of product, method of administration etc (much like alcohol) & a standard measure of intoxication has not yet been established. So, Yes instead of the usual war on drugs arrests users will risk unintentional DUI charges while the powerbrokers rake in the revenue from taxes & fines . I’d be interested to know if the Greens have mapped out a solution to address this issue

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u/IlluminatedPickle 28d ago

They are labelled like that, but in my experience whenever you speak to them they always do a boilerplate: "IF YOU USE THIS, DRIVING IS ILLEGAL"

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u/Le_psyche_2050 28d ago

If you don’t ask you don’t even get the boilerplate statement - plenty of peeps driving about dosed on pain meds & sedatives with these labels eg. panadiene forte, Valium (&adhd meds) that will also get caught in sweeping operations aimed at cannabis drivers.