Time for Change Survey and Report

47 Recommendation #20 We recommend that governments enhance public education on Australia’s medicinal cannabis system through clear, accessible, and evidence-based information. This should include public awareness campaigns, healthcare provider training, and simplified patient access guidelines. Drug driving reforms for prescribed cannabis Three-quarters (74.7%) of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that people prescribed cannabis should be able to drive while not impaired, while 13.1% neither agreed or disagreed, and 10.9% disagreed or strongly disagreed. People who use drugs (85.2% agree/strongly agree), and friends of people who use drugs (85.0%), had the highest support for driving reforms for medicinal cannabis (see Figure 22). There was slightly lower support among professionals (80.5%), students and/or young people (77.6%), and family members of people who use drugs (73.2%). Figure 22. Agreeance with people on a stabilised dose of medicinal cannabis being legally permitted to drive when not impaired There were significant differences in support for drug driving reforms for cannabis: ● Individuals aged 35 and younger showed significantly more support compared to those aged 56 and older, however no significant differences were observed between other age groups. ● Support also varied significantly between states/territories, with higher support among residents of South Australia, and less support among Victorians, compared to residents of other jurisdictions. ● Higher support was observed for respondents who identified as someone who uses drugs, as a friend of someone who uses drugs, or as a professional, in comparison to people who did not identify these ways, while family members of someone who uses drugs showed significantly lower support.