Legalise Cannabis party’s Jeremy Buckingham says risk of losing driver’s licence under current drug-driving laws acts as disincentive for patients
The current laws pose a problem for patients like Dale Dunster, who uses medicinal cannabis for Parkinson’s disease and other chronic health conditions and takes a small amount of oil containing THC at night to help her sleep.
“I try to be fairly independent. I’ve still got my own car … I’d be really pleased if the legislation was achieved,” she said.email newsletters for your daily news roundup “Unfortunately, it’s very common for patients to choose not to use medicinal cannabis [because of] the fear and anxiety of driving, knowing they could be penalised for it,” he said.
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