Imagine if you had to tell a family that their child was never coming home again...because a driver had a few too many drinks and they were too lazy to get a taxi? How would you feel if it was your child? Your brother, your parent, your best friend? Now imagine that you're the one who had a few drinks and thought...Home isn't too far. I'll make it without getting busted. While on the back streets worrying if the booze bus will catch you, you hit someone. How do you live with that for the rest of your life?Channel 7 released news on State governments Cannabis and Driving Trials…“It is currently illegal for residents to drive while under the influence of THC, the main psychoactive chemical in marijuana.
Victorian medicinal cannabis users will be put through a closed-track trial to see when it’s safe for them to get behind the wheel. The 18-month trial will look at the level of impairment medicinal cannabis can cause.
It will not take place on public roads to ensure there’s no safety risk to participants or members of the public, a government spokeswoman said. Victorian medicinal cannabis users will be put through a closed-track trial to see when it’s safe for them to get behind the wheel. The 18-month trial will look at the level of impairment medicinal cannabis can cause.
It will not take place on public roads to ensure there’s no safety risk to participants or members of the public, a government spokeswoman said. “Safety on our roads is our No.1 priority,” the statement read. “This trial will give us more data about when medicinal cannabis patients can safely drive on the road.” (source: 7NEWS)
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So, another trial? But why? Extensive research has been done globally on this issue around THC and driving impairment, and pretty much all of it uncovers what we intuitively know, that is DOES! Ah, but there was some ‘outliers’ and one such ‘study’ was from a Melbourne based University. A group commissioned by pro-cannabis legalisation groups to conduct a study.
Not unsurprisingly, the findings in this study were far more ‘agnostic’ and even producing a finding that THC and driving wasn’t really a problem – for ‘medical users’ of course!
We here at People Against Drink and Drug Driving will be interested to see where this ‘study’ will land - in agreement with the current research or contra to it?
See also
- 'Medicinal’ Cannabis & Driving – Is it an Issue? (DRR)
- Cannabis & Driving – Research continues to Affirm the Risks & Dangers of THC (Cannabis) Use and Driving
- Legalizing Cannabis and Impaired Driving – Canadian Report
- Cannabis Effects on Driving Performance: Clinical Consideration
- ‘Medical cannabis’ and Driving, Australia (AJGP 21)
- Expanding Law Enforcement Training, Forensic Lab Capacity and Research to Better Detect Cannabis Impaired Driving
