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Another reason to change our broken roadside drug testing laws

A judgement in the NSW District Court means someone will suffer the penalty of our roadside drug testing laws - even if they can prove that they had no idea they had consumed any drug.

It's just another reason why we urgently need reform of our roadside drug testing laws. Here is a judgement which means that even if you have no idea that you have consumed a drug (or alcohol), you have no defence in law. Let's start by showing some compassion to medicinal cannabis users, whose lives are severely compromised, despite no impairment.

Read the full story in this article from The Guardian Australia:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/18/nsw-court-ruling-will-make-it-almost-impossible-to-contest-drug-driving-charges-legal-experts-claim

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