❓ Dr. Walker questions the Minister for Road Safety regarding the consideration of Italian research on cannabis and driving safety by the newly formed working group, specifically proposing a THC cut-off level. The Minister's response is non-committal regarding the research and provides a vague timeline for the working group's commencement.
AnsweredQoN 1000Legislative Council
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MEDICAL CANNABIS
1000. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Road Safety:
I
refer the minister to research undertaken in Italy and published earlier this
year in the journal Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology under
the article title ''Cannabis and Driving: Developing Guidelines for
Safety Policies'', which concludes that the regulation of cannabis users
behind the wheel is necessary but also achievable.
(1) Will the minister ensure that this research is
considered by the recently announced medicinal cannabis and safe driving working group, not least because it
concludes that a THC cut-off between 3.5 and 5 nanograms a millilitre is a more balanced way to approach
this than the current zero-tolerance model we have in place?
(2) Can the minister
inform the house when the working group is likely to hold its first meeting,
and what time frame, if any, it has been given for a reporting deadline?
1000. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Road Safety:
I
refer the minister to research undertaken in Italy and published earlier this
year in the journal Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology under
the article title ''Cannabis and Driving: Developing Guidelines for
Safety Policies'', which concludes that the regulation of cannabis users
behind the wheel is necessary but also achievable.
(1) Will the minister ensure that this research is
considered by the recently announced medicinal cannabis and safe driving working group, not least because it
concludes that a THC cut-off between 3.5 and 5 nanograms a millilitre is a more balanced way to approach
this than the current zero-tolerance model we have in place?
(2) Can the minister
inform the house when the working group is likely to hold its first meeting,
and what time frame, if any, it has been given for a reporting deadline?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Any specific research considered by the medicinal
cannabis and safe driving working group will be a matter for the working
group.
(2) It is anticipated that the
working group will commence this year.
some notice of the question.
(1) Any specific research considered by the medicinal
cannabis and safe driving working group will be a matter for the working
group.
(2) It is anticipated that the
working group will commence this year.
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