❓ Dr. Walker questions the Minister for Police regarding a Canadian study on cannabis legalisation and road accidents, urging consideration of its findings in WA's driver impairment testing. The Minister states they will seek advice from relevant WA bodies.
AnsweredQoN 158Legislative Council
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CANNABIS — DRIVER IMPAIRMENT STUDY
158. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to a recent study entitled Assessing the impact of
marijuana decriminalization on vehicle accident experience published by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, which concludes that cannabis
legalisation is not connected to an increase in road accidents or the severity
of crashes.
(1) Is WAPOL
aware of this important study undertaken in a jurisdiction that is years ahead
of our own when it comes to cannabis normalisation?
(2) Will the
minister follow the science, and commit to feeding the data from this report
into any discussions around the establishment of a valid impairment test for
drivers here in WA, as opposed to the current lazy and highly inaccurate
presence model upon which the state has relied for so many years?
158. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer the minister to a recent study entitled Assessing the impact of
marijuana decriminalization on vehicle accident experience published by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, which concludes that cannabis
legalisation is not connected to an increase in road accidents or the severity
of crashes.
(1) Is WAPOL
aware of this important study undertaken in a jurisdiction that is years ahead
of our own when it comes to cannabis normalisation?
(2) Will the
minister follow the science, and commit to feeding the data from this report
into any discussions around the establishment of a valid impairment test for
drivers here in WA, as opposed to the current lazy and highly inaccurate
presence model upon which the state has relied for so many years?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question and I answer on behalf of the minister representing
the Minister for Police. The following information has been provided by the
Minister for Police.
(1) No.
(2) The Minister
for Police will take advice from the Western Australia Police Force, the Road
Safety Commission, and the Road Safety Council on road safety matters.
some notice of the question and I answer on behalf of the minister representing
the Minister for Police. The following information has been provided by the
Minister for Police.
(1) No.
(2) The Minister
for Police will take advice from the Western Australia Police Force, the Road
Safety Commission, and the Road Safety Council on road safety matters.
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