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.
Synthetic cannabis
Seizures, vomiting: 'addict' tells of long struggle with legal highs
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 Saturd
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.
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''.
Curb legal highs, DCC told
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.
Considering legal highs
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.
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 a