Travel & flights
Flying interstate, driving across borders, taking your medicine on holiday.
- Can I fly interstate with my prescribed medicinal cannabis?The law is settled
Yes. Carrying a lawfully prescribed medicine between Australian states and territories is permitted. The practical risk is not legality it is failing to prove the medicine is yours
- Can I take my vaporiser in my luggage?Clear law, contested application
The device is governed by dangerous goods rules about lithium batteries, not by drug law. Those rules generally require it in the cabin and prohibit use or charging in flight but t
- Can I drive to the airport after taking my medicine?The law is changing right now
This is the one part of your journey where a prescription is generally not a defence. Every jurisdiction treats presence of THC differently from impairment, and the law is moving i
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