Tammy Franks, Greens MLC from South Australia invited David Heilpern the Drive Change campaign lead to speak at a Parliamentary Round Table. David gave an overview of the medical cannabis landscape in Australia and explained the differences between driving under the influence, and drug-detection driving in an effort to get bi-partisan support for her bill. These slides illustrate cover: - An overview of the medicinal cannabis landscape in Australia - Cannabis roadside testing in South Australia - Differences between impairment and presence and the fines - Why and how the current drug driving laws are discriminatory and ineffective - How international counterparts are managing patients - A change in the law that is fair, equal, and improves public health while protecting legal medical cannabis patients.

1. Medicinal Cannabis &
Driving Round Table SA
Calling for equal rights for legal
medical cannabis patients.

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Medicinal Cannabis & Driving Round Table SA
Adjunct Professor
David Heilpern
LLB LLM

3. Patient & Medicinal Cannabis Product Overview:
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4. Cannabis Road Tests & Detection
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Fig 1.

5. Impairment v Presence
Medicinal Cannabis & Driving Round Table SA
Offence DUI Penalties Drug Driving Penalties
1st Offence Fine of ≥ $1100 and ≤ $1600. Or,
imprisonment for ≤ 3 months and a licence
disqualification ≥ 12 months.
Expiation fee of $803 and disqualification of 3
months. Or, a fine of ≥ $900 and n≤ $1300
and mandatory licence disqualification for ≥ 6
months.
2nd Offence NA A fine of ≥ $1100 and ≤ $1600 and mandatory
licence disqualification ≥ 12 months.
3rd Offence NA A fine of ≥ $1500 and ≤ $2200 and mandatory
licence disqualification for ≥ 2 years.
Subsequent Offences A fine of ≥ $1900 and ≤ $2900. Or,
imprisonment for ≤ 6 months, and a
mandatory licence disqualification for ≥ 3
years.
A fine of ≥ $1500 and ≤ $2200 and mandatory
licence disqualification for ≥ 3 years.

6. Discriminatory & Ineffective Laws
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7. Medicinal Cannabis & Driving Round Table SA
A Comparison of Prescribed Cannabis & Driving Laws World Wide
Location Medical Defence?
Australia* No
Germany Yes - if not impaired
Ireland Yes - if not impaired
New Zealand Yes - if not impaired
Norway Yes - if not impaired
UK Yes - if not impaired

8. Medical Defence & Road Safety
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9. The Proposed Solution
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10. drivechangemc.org.au
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11. References
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