THREE STRIKES DRUG DRIVING POLICY CHALLENGED
DOCTORS and trauma specialists across NSW have urged the NSW Government to abandon its proposed "three strikes" medicinal cannabis drug-driving policy, warning it is not supported by medical evidence and could compromise road safety. Under the proposal, drivers prescribed medicinal cannabis would avoid licence disqualification for their first two low-range roadside drug-driving offences and face harsher penalties only on a third offence within a specified period. Critics argue the proposed THC threshold of 50 nanograms per millilitre lacks scientific backing and is not endorsed by major Australian or international clinical bodies. NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane and Shadow Roads Minister Mark Coure have called on the Government to withdraw the policy and consult road safety experts, clinicians and patient groups on alternative reforms.
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