Guides
Tested positive? Your state, step by step
Tested positive for THC in NSW? What happens next
Step by step: the 24-hour ban, lab confirmation, the penalty notice or court path, and what to do this week if you've just tested positive.
Tested positive for THC in Victoria? What happens next
The Victorian process step by step — and how the court's licence discretion for prescribed patients actually works.
Tested positive for THC in Queensland? What happens next
The Queensland process step by step — the two offences you can face, what your prescription does not cover, and where reform stands in 2026.
Tested positive for THC in WA? What happens next
The WA process step by step — the presence offence, lab confirmation, what happens to your licence, and what to do this week.
Tested positive for THC in SA? What happens next
The SA process step by step — expiation notices, electing to go to court, and why the committee's recommendation is not law yet.
Tested positive for THC in Tasmania? What happens next
Tasmania has Australia's only true medical defence — how the process works, what the defence requires, and the documents that decide it.
Tested positive for THC in the ACT? What happens next
The ACT process step by step — why legal possession changes nothing at the roadside, how lab confirmation works, and what to do this week.
Tested positive for THC in the NT? What happens next
The Northern Territory process step by step — strict law, no reform on the horizon, and exactly what to do this week after a positive test.
Understanding the law
NSW Medicinal Cannabis Driving Scheme: The 2026 Bill
Who can register, how warning letters work, who's excluded — the Medical Cannabis and Driving Offences Bill 2026 in plain English.
Drug Driving Penalties by State: Fines & Licence Loss
First-offence fines, licence disqualification and criminal record risk for THC presence offences — every Australian state and territory compared.
DUI vs Presence: Australia's Two Drug Driving Offences
Every state runs two separate offences — driving with THC present, and driving under the influence. Which one is on your paperwork changes everything.
How Mobile Drug Testing (MDT) Works in Australia
How roadside drug testing works: the mobile drug test (MDT) process, the 24-hour ban, lab confirmation, state testing rates, and what you can decline.
How Long Does THC Stay Detectable? Saliva, Blood, Urine
Why nobody can give you a reliable number for THC detection windows — dose, frequency and product all shift it — and what a prescribed driver should do.
THC Detection Window Tool: How Long Tests Can Detect Use
Interactive guide to THC detection windows by test type — saliva, blood, urine and hair — and how frequency of use changes them. General information only.
Home Saliva Drug Tests for THC: What They Can Tell You
Home THC saliva test kits explained — the one honest use they have, the four things they can't prove, and why a negative result is not a green light to drive.
10 Myths About Medicinal Cannabis and Driving in Australia
The most common — and most expensive — misconceptions prescribed patients repeat, corrected against the actual law and official sources.
Talking to Your Doctor About Medicinal Cannabis and Driving
How to plan medication timing, product choice and records with your prescriber when you need to keep driving — the questions worth raising at your next consult.
Can Insurance Refuse a Claim Over Medicinal Cannabis?
What you must disclose, when an insurer can deny a claim, and what a drug-driving conviction does to your premiums — the consequences that outlast the fine.
Driving Interstate on Medicinal Cannabis: Whose Law Applies?
Eight jurisdictions, eight rulebooks — and the law that applies is the road you're on. Tasmania's defence doesn't travel; here's how to plan a border crossing.
Can You Drive on CBD Oil in Australia? What the Law Says
Roadside drug tests screen for THC, not CBD. Unimpaired CBD-only patients can generally drive lawfully. Three cautions, starting with what's in your bottle.
Losing Your Licence for Drug Driving: Work Licences
Disqualified or facing it? Work licence, restricted licence and hardship concepts across Australia — and the two questions to ask a lawyer this week.
Drug Driving First Offence in Victoria: What Happens
First drug driving offence in Victoria: infringement or court, the fines, licence outcomes, and how the s50(1F) medicinal cannabis discretion works.
Workplace vs Roadside Drug Testing: What Each Can Do
Same medicine, two separate systems: urine vs saliva, employer policy vs criminal law. Passing one test does not mean passing the other.
L and P Platers on Medicinal Cannabis: Extra Rules
Learner and provisional drivers face the strictest layer of Australia's drug-driving system — and the NSW registration scheme will exclude them entirely.
Truck and Commercial Drivers on Medicinal Cannabis
Heavy vehicle, taxi, rideshare and delivery drivers face drug-driving law, workplace testing and accreditation rules at once — and reform schemes exclude them.
Drug Driving Law Glossary: Every Term Explained
Presence offence, oral fluid, MDT, expiation, section 10 — the jargon of medicinal cannabis driving law in plain English.