Legal Weed (Synthetic Cannabinoids) Temporary Ban
Peter Dunne-hill has issued his notice to temporally ban “16″ synthetic cannabinoids. Tuesday 16th August is the last day of sales. 12am Wednesday 17th August they will become illegal to sell. Unfortunately we have now temporarily withdrawn these product lines while their safety is confirmed.
It will remain 100% legal to use and posses up to 56 grams of these products per person. Possession of more than 56 grams may be considered illegal.
We believe our products are safe, as do a growing number of doctors and scientists. It is a fact our products are much safer than alcohol or tobacco.
As soon as the government specifies what its safety criteria is for legal smoking products, we hope to re-lease these products, as well as develop and bring you many new, exciting products.
We strongly support the right of adults to alter their state of consciousness and will continue bring you safe, legal and innovative ways to do so.
John Smith said
I think even if some of the smoking blends ARE found to be reasonably safe, I doubt Dunne will allow any of them back. Since the ban there’s been practically nothing more written in the press about synthetic cannabis. No safety findings have been released (to my knowledge), no updates on the supposed testing of the different chemicals. Looks like someone’s moral crusade has paid off, and synthetic cannabis has been nicely swept under the carpet. I’ve written to Dunne twice now, with no response except an automated email. What’s going on? I’m starting to wonder whether the products are being tested at all, much less in a fair, unbiased manner. I think our health minister receives funding and support from the alcohol industry, so I doubt he’s ever going to say synthetic cannabis is safer than alcohol, even when (for some people) it might be. Binge drinking is the number one social problem in this country, not cannabis or legal highs. Why such a vicious, moral backlash SOLELY against products that mimic cannabis? Legal highs need to be made as safe as possible, sure. There are safety issues that need to be addressed. But why are they being demonized and banned one by one and yet another drug, namely alcohol, can be freely advertised and pushed on the public and nobody bats an eyelid! Today I saw a billboard for a popular beer here in Dunedin, with the words “drink it in” in big letters. In other words, “DRINK!” Alcohol is sold in the supermarket and advertised as though it were a harmless FOOD item, and yet in reality it is a powerful drug and every day it ruins lives! Why aren’t we hearing more about this in the press? Why aren’t alcoholic drinks being withdrawn and tested for safety, Mr. Dunne? Why are there no nasty health-related graphics on the side of whiskey bottles like we see with tobacco? The hypocrisy of all this is just sickening. I wonder if Mr. Dunne even bothers to read my letters.
Kratom said
Sadly, I do not think they will allow the synthetic stuff back. Oh yeah, have all the alcohol and tobacco you want but this stuff, no way!
Unbelievable.