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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

NSW motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive without fear of major penalty

Cars drive along Windsor Road in Kellyville, Sydney, Australia
Under proposed NSW laws, drivers with a medicinal cannabis prescription would no longer face a three-month licence suspension or fine for having THC up to a threshold in their system. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive on New South Wales roads without fear of a severe penalty as the Minns government announces long-awaited reforms.

The government announced on Thursday it would introduce legislation which would see drivers with a medicinal cannabis prescription no longer face a three-month licence suspension or fine for having the THC component of cannabis in their system.

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