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DunedinSeptember 4

Spree on parents' credit card

An addiction to the synthetic cannabis Kronic started a teenager's four-month crime spree in which his parents were the victims, the Dunedin District Court heard yesterday.
NationalAugust 15

Criticism for legal high draft

Health professionals have told the Government that allowing the sale of alcohol while ruling out potentially less-damaging "legal highs" is farcical.
Criticism for legal high draft
Criticism for legal high draft
DunedinDecember 17

Kronic problem no longer chronic

Calls to the National Poisons Centre concerning fake cannabis have stopped, but one last puff is expected over Christmas, a toxicologist says.
North OtagoOctober 27

Crime spree to fund Kronic habit

An Oamaru youth described as "a one-man crime spree" stole to fuel a Kronic habit, but was now glad the synthetic cannabis substitute was no longer on the market, the Oamaru District Court was told yesterday.
QueenstownSeptember 25

Kronic case of changing to different sort of high

Some Queenstown former users of synthetic cannabis have resorted to cannabis plant after the Government banned the formerly legal drug in August, according to the owner of a local shop selling herbal highs.
DunedinAugust 18

Shops sell Kronic after ban comes into force

Two Dunedin stores continued to stock and sell Kronic despite a nationwide ban on synthetic cannabis products coming into force earlier this week.
DunedinAugust 10

Kronic stock-up call sparks fears

A toxicologist fears a Kronic "lolly scramble" and an increase in poisonings after the company behind the synthetic cannabis product urged its customers to stock up before a ban took effect next week.
WorldAugust 5

WA police probe Kronic link to man's death

West Australian police are investigating whether a 38-year-old man had been smoking a New Zealand synthetic cannabis, Kronic Black, before his death last night.
NationalAugust 1

Retailers may fight Kronic ban

A Government ban on the sale of all synthetic cannabis products could spark legal action from the industry, a retailer says.
NationalJuly 31

Kronic maker sidesteps Australian ban

The New Zealand makers of Kronic have thumbed their noses at Australian lawmakers and introduced a new product which circumvents a ban on synthetic cannabis products.
NationalJuly 29

Kronic: Dunne talks tough

Buying Kronic and other synthetic cannabis products from your local dairy is about to get a whole lot tougher as the Government takes on the designer-drug industry.
Kronic: Dunne talks tough
Kronic: Dunne talks tough
NationalJuly 25

Dunne responds to synthetic cannabis concerns

Interim changes would be made to clamp down on synthetic cannabis before more substantive changes were made, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne said today.
Dunne responds to synthetic cannabis concerns
Dunne responds to synthetic cannabis concerns
QueenstownJuly 16

Kronic sellers cater for 'growing market'

Kronic has become more available and Queenstown's latest stockist says he is meeting a demand.
Kronic sellers cater for 'growing market'
Kronic sellers cater for 'growing market'
DunedinJuly 6

Kronic sting nets two dairies

Dunedin Kronic retailers proved their reliability last night when police conducted the first of what they say will be a series of sting operations at premises that sell the cannabis substitute.
Kronic sting nets two dairies
Kronic sting nets two dairies
DunedinJuly 6

$8500 on Kronic, but time to quit

A five-month Kronic binge has cost Kristyn Scott and her partner $8500, but despite crediting the product with helping her get a job and stopping her seizures, she remains determined to quit.
$8500 on Kronic, but time to quit
$8500 on Kronic, but time to quit
NationalJuly 4

Kronic recall; another likely

Health authorities warn the recall of another synthetic cannabis product is imminent, after the removal of a popular Kronic product containing a highly-potent unauthorised prescription medicine.
Kronic recall; another likely
Kronic recall; another likely
NationalJuly 4

Kronic brand pulled from shelves

The Health Ministry has recalled a popular brand of the synthetic cannabis Kronic.
NationalJuly 3

Legal high crisis talks to be held

The major players in the synthetic cannabis industry will hold crisis talks in Auckland today, with one saying they need to "rein in" their own behaviour.
DunedinJuly 1

Pineapple Express found in two shops

Two Dunedin retailers - one knowingly and the other accidentally - were found stocking recalled Kronic products by police yesterday.
Pineapple Express found in two shops
Pineapple Express found in two shops
North OtagoJuly 1

Mayor urges outlets to stop selling Kronic

The Waitaki district "in the shortest possible time" will be Kronic-free, Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton has declared.