# Chris Minns

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## Timeline

- **2026-Q4**: Legislative Target — Expected introduction of formal amendments to the NSW Road Transport Act.
- **2026-03-09**: NSW Policy Shift — Premier Chris Minns announces intent to legalize driving for medicinal cannabis users in NSW.
- **2021-07-15**: Tasmanian Precedent — Tasmania becomes the first state to allow a medical defense for THC presence in drivers.
- **2016-11-01**: Federal Legalization — Medicinal cannabis is legalized at the federal level in Australia.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### NSW Moves to Legalize Driving for Medicinal Cannabis Patients
2026-03-09 06:06:23 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The New South Wales government has signaled a landmark policy shift that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive with detectable levels of THC in their system. Premier Chris Minns indicated that the state will move toward an impairment-based testing model, ending the current zero-tolerance approach.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/nsw-medicinal-cannabis-driving-reform-2026

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