Medical cannabis: cross-party committee says Australia needs new roadside impairment test

Researchers have questioned whether existing drug-driving laws can be relied on as an accurate measure of driver impairment

• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Does testing positive to a roadside drug test actually mean the driver is impaired? A parliamentary committee wants the federal government to support research to find out.

The joint committee on law enforcement has looked at the “challenges and opportunities” in tackling the nation’s drug problem, identifying the mismatch between medicinal cannabis use and existing drug-driving laws as an issue needing to be addressed.