Can medical marijuana patients drive in QLD?

A very common area of confusion on the Gold Coast relates to perfectly legal, doctor-prescribed medicinal cannabis.

The current laws in Queensland state it is completely illegal to drive with any THC present in your system, period.

While possessing the drug is legal with a prescription, the Transport Operations Act does not feature an exemption for prescribed users when driving. If you test positive on a roadside saliva test for THC, you will be charged with Driving with a Relevant Drug Present, and you will face a mandatory licence disqualification.

Our Drug Driving lawyers frequently defend these cases, arguing the medical context as strong mitigation during sentencing to secure the minimum possible penalty.