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Synthetic cannabis
Dunedin
July 11
Synthetic cannabis blamed for threats to kill
A young Dunedin man was ''psychotic'' on synthetic cannabis when he threatened to kill himself, his former partner and their child by driving into Otago Harbour earlier this year.
Queenstown
June 17
Seizures, vomiting: 'addict' tells of long struggle with legal highs
Temporary paralysis, daily vomiting, seizures, coughing up ''black stuff'', violent mood swings and insomnia were all par for the course for those addicted to psychoactive substances, a former addict says.
Southland
April 22
Legal high shop in arson attack
The owner of a South Invercargill legal high shop attacked by arsonists early yesterday says he had no doubt he has been targeted by people who want to put him out of business.
Dunedin
April 7
Community rallies against legal high
A protest sign - ''legal but lethal, we say no, legal highs all must go''- was the message delivered to local and central government politicians at a Dunedin protest synthetic cannabis on Saturday.
Dunedin
April 4
Day of protest action
Tokoroa mother Julie King has organised a nationwide protest with a Facebook page called ''Aotearoa bans the sale and distribution of legal highs in our country''.
Dunedin
March 29
Curb legal highs, DCC told
The Government has passed legislation that allows the Dunedin City Council some control over the sale of psychoactive substances like party pills and synthetic cannabis.
Queenstown
September 13
Director quits synthetic drugs company
A Wanaka woman connected to a company which was recently licensed to manufacture synthetic drugs has had a change of heart about the business.
Dunedin
August 23
Considering legal highs
Tougher restrictions on shops selling legal highs could be coming to Otago, but not until after local body elections in October.
Dunedin
July 29
Cannabis advised as treatment option
Synthetic cannabis addicts should smoke cannabis as it is the ''lesser of two evils'', says Dunedin Community Alcohol and Drug Services clinician Mark Greco.
Dunedin
July 7
Project aims to help those kicking synthetic cannabis
An initiative started by a pair of Otago Polytechnic students to help those wanting to quit their synthetic cannabis habit is gaining national interest.
Dunedin
June 28
K2 prominent in admissions audit
The synthetic cannabis product K2 was associated with 13% of admissions to an inpatient psychiatric ward in Dunedin, including one patient with homicidal thoughts, during a three-and-a-half-month audit done earlier this year.
Editorial
June 19
Alcohol looms largest
Synthetic cannabis has been much in the public spotlight recently, as increasingly disturbing stories about its negative effects have been related by health professionals, police, parents and users themselves.
Dunedin
June 14
'Zombie-like' youth concern
Zombie-like youth, high on a ''dirty drug'', with twitching muscles and slurred speech, are changing the work of social service staff in Dunedin, Otago Adventure Development counsellor Scott Blair says.
Dunedin
June 14
K2 may have contributed to death, coroner says
Smoking K2 before swimming may have contributed to the death of a freezing worker, a coroner, who wants synthetic cannabis products made illegal, says.
National
May 24
Dairy drug sale ban brought forward
Dairies, service stations and grocery stores will automatically be banned from selling synthetic cannabis and other legal highs from as early as July.
Dunedin
May 20
Photo released of dairy robbery suspects
Police have released a photograph of two suspects after thousands of dollars of synthetic cannabis was stolen in an aggravated robbery of a North Dunedin dairy last week.
Dunedin
May 20
Dad, help me: I'm dying from the inside
A Dunedin father says he was tossed around his house ''like paper'' by his son trying to go cold turkey from the synthetic cannabis product, K2.
North Otago
May 20
Police called to K2 protest
Police in Oamaru are urging both sides of a dispute over the sale of legal highs in the town to act responsibly, after a dairy owner yesterday allegedly turned a water blaster on a group of protesters campaigning against the sale of K2.
North Otago
May 20
Burned K2 user vows to join protest
An Oamaru teenager who ended up with serious burns while playing with petrol after using the legal-high product K2 is calling for synthetic cannabis to be banned, and says he will be on the street, holding a protest placard himself, as soon as he can walk.
Central Otago
May 20
Police get more calls over drug
Alexandra police are fielding a big increase in calls from people concerned about the use of synthetic cannabis products and the availability of the product in the district.
Dunedin
May 20
New formula K2 already on sale
A reformulated version of K2 is already appearing on dairy shelves, a day after the older version of the synthetic cannabis product had to be removed from sale.
Dunedin
May 20
Dairy owners take stand against 'aggressive' suppliers
Some Dunedin dairy owners are making nearly $1000 a day in profits from selling synthetic cannabis, and will continue to do so until legislative change takes effect in August, police say.
Dunedin
May 20
Scepticism as K2 withdrawn from sale
K2 will be voluntarily withdrawn from sale - at a cost of millions of dollars to the manufacturer of the synthetic cannabis product - but the announcement has been greeted with scepticism.
National
May 11
Protesters target legal highs
Staff at a synthetic cannabis store in Auckland cowered behind a counter as 100 people gathered outside to protest the sale of legal highs today.
Dunedin
May 3
Legal high picket continues
A former synthetic cannabis smoker turned picketing protester is campaigning to rid Mosgiel shops of the legal high.
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