NZ - Synthetic cannabis back in the shops

[edgarshade]

Otago Daily Times

Tue, 4 Oct 2011

With reader comments

A synthetic cannabis product is back on the market - and others are on the way - less than three months after the so-called "legal highs'' were banned. Auckland-based Enjoi Products released a repackaged and modified version of its Amsterdam Cafe synthetic cannabis product to convenience stores across Auckland on Saturday. The Long Island Tea blend has been slightly chemically altered from the company's former Havana Special product, which was affected by the Government's ban, which came into force in August. But the new product, which sells for $20, has "quite a similar effect'' to the old one, Enjoi Products managing director Zaid Muso said.

Continued...
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/180674/synthetic-cannabis-back-shops

 

[edgarshade]

....and gets banned already....

Dunne said Amsterdam Cafe and two other products would be added to the list of banned cannabinoids. They were being inspected by health officials and were expected to be off the shelves by the end of next week.

"If the industry thinks they can get around the law, by changing a couple of ingredients, and rebranding, then they have seriously misread the scope and potency of this law," Dunne said.

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/synthetic-cannabis-altered-beat-sale-ban-4440473

 

[Solide]

Lol, lawyered

 

[edgarshade]

Use and possession of the products remains remain legal.

Loophole!

In other words, there is a one week window of opportunity every so often to stock up.

 

[Odd_nonposter]

So the cat-and-mouse game just has to go a little faster. In the meantime, users have no fucking clue what they're getting because it changes every week.

 

[edgarshade]

Some related articles...

Ministry ignored advice on synthetic cannabis ban
NZ Herald
5:30 AM Wednesday Oct 5, 2011
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10756615

The Ministry of Health ignored advice from police and Customs that legislation to ban synthetic cannabis products was incomplete and could lead to the re-emergence of legal highs.

Top News
Customs and Police Demands More Power
Wed, 10/05/2011
http://topnews.net.nz/content/219437-customs-and-police-demands-more-power

The Ministry of Health is paying a hefty amount by ignoring the repeated suggestions of police and Customs, who advised that there is a loophole in the procedure of synthetic cannabis products ban and failure of which could make them to restart from scratch.

Looks like 99% domination isn't enough for some people.

 

[huolesoh]

i think if cannabis is illegal, synthetic cannabis should then be illegal; at least that way there's no reason for unknowledgable young people to guinea pig synthetics

better to have no weed then to have JWH in my opinion