❓ Dr. Walker asks about cannabis detection in post-mortem samples from road fatalities in WA for 2021 and 2022, following Canadian research. The Minister was unable to provide the requested data within the timeframe.
AnsweredQoN 567Legislative Council
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CANNABIS — POST-MORTEM SAMPLING
567. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to recent research undertaken in Canada that quantified the
number of autopsies in which traces of cannabis were detected, both
before and after legalisation, as cannabis use can be tracked via post-mortem
blood sampling.
(1) How many road fatalities were
there in Western Australia in 2022?
(2) How many of those fatalities
led to an autopsy?
(3) How many, if any, of those
autopsies showed traces of cannabis in the deceased's system?
(4) How does that figure compare
with the figure recorded in 2021?
567. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to recent research undertaken in Canada that quantified the
number of autopsies in which traces of cannabis were detected, both
before and after legalisation, as cannabis use can be tracked via post-mortem
blood sampling.
(1) How many road fatalities were
there in Western Australia in 2022?
(2) How many of those fatalities
led to an autopsy?
(3) How many, if any, of those
autopsies showed traces of cannabis in the deceased's system?
(4) How does that figure compare
with the figure recorded in 2021?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises the following.
(1) There were 175 road fatalities
in WA in 2022.
(2)–(4) A
response to these questions cannot be provided within the required time frame.
The honourable member may wish to place these questions on notice.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises the following.
(1) There were 175 road fatalities
in WA in 2022.
(2)–(4) A
response to these questions cannot be provided within the required time frame.
The honourable member may wish to place these questions on notice.
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