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The question of how to beat a drug driving charge is one that criminal defence lawyers answer almost daily. This is unsurprising, given that losing your driver licence can have a significant impact. It may affect your employment as well as your ability to fulfil your personal commitments. There are two separate offences for ‘drug […]

New research has cast doubt on the accuracy of roadside saliva tests in drive under influence (DUI) cases. Police throughout the country use saliva-based tests for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active compound in cannabis. But researchers from the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative found that the levels of THC in a person’s system do not directly […]

Despite years of hard work and strong community support, a bill to make medicinal cannabis use a defence against drug driving charges has been rejected by NSW parliament. David Shoebridge, a member of parliament from the NSW Greens, moved the bill. Currently, the law makes it illegal to drive with any amount of THC in […]

Driving with cannabis or THC in your system in NSW Driving with a prescribed illicit drug in your oral fluid, blood or urine is an offence in New South Wales under s.111(1) of the Road Transport Act. Prescribed illicit drugs include: No requirement to prove that your driving is affected Unlike drink driving, there is […]