Monday 3 October 2022 03:09 AM Medicinal cannabis Australia: driver passes roadside drug test trends now
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A driver on a road trip is bringing Australia's changing medicinal cannabis laws into the spotlight after filming the moment cops waved him through their drug checkpoint despite his admittance he'd recently smoked marajuana.
Paton and Steeze, two mates and YouTubers from the Gold Coast, were travelling to northern NSW on Friday when they shared a video of their encounter with the random roadside drug test.
'Have you had anything illicit in the last couple of days,' one officer asked the driver through the car window.
'Umm, I'm prescribed medicinal cannabis so yesterday afternoon I had a joint,' the driver replied.
The two mates were on a road trip from the Gold Coast to Nimbin when they were stopped for a random roadside drug test (pictured)
The police officer then did the test and asked how he ingested the drug.
'I can smoke it or vaporise it,' he replied.
After checking his licence and the bottle of medication with a prescription label, the officer told them be