By Alexandra Smith

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“Our current roadside drug testing laws are dangerously out of step with medical science, and they are causing real harm,” Haylen told parliament.

“For too long, the law in NSW has failed to distinguish between impairment and the mere presence of THC [tetrahydrocannabinol] in a driver’s system.”

Haylen told parliament that in the past 12 months, more than 1.2 million cannabis medications were dispensed to people in NSW.

“These are not fringe cases. This is mainstream medicine. The fact is our laws are failing to recognise that medical cannabis is a common legally prescribed drug in NSW, and it should be treated like every other prescription drug,” Haylen said.