Brian Walker’s main push this month has been THC driving reform. Brian has been hounding the WA Government to follow the lead of other states and stop punishing prescribed medicinal cannabis patients for presence rather than impairment. Brian has kept this alive in Parliament, asking what the Government actually knows about THC driving prosecutions, how many involve prescription holders, and whether impairment was ever shown. The answer, so far, is far too much confidence in punishment and far too little evidence: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/news/the-data-gap-in-our-current-thc-roadside-testing-laws.

This follows months of sustained pressure on the stalled Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group report. Brian has pushed for transparency on why reform keeps being delayed, and why patients are still being left to choose between lawful treatment and the risk of losing their licence. The principle is simple: laws should target unsafe driving, not people following medical advice: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/news/medical-cannabis-driving-reforms-stalled.

Brian has also been working on the Equal Opportunity Amendment Bill, with a particular focus on protections for LGBTQIA+ Western Australians. It is not cannabis specific, but it sits very naturally beside our broader reform work: treating people fairly, removing outdated prejudice from the law, and making sure Parliament deals with real lives rather than old assumptions. That is the same spirit behind our cannabis work too: dignity, evidence and personal freedom: https://www.brianwalkermlc.com.au/news/equal-opportunity-amendment-bill.