Hawke's Bay hosted a meeting of minds to gauge the scope of the harmful effects of legal highs on New Zealand communities.
The seminar was attended by local politicians and representatives from further afield, who discussed the ways communities around the country had been affected by synthetic cannabis.
Legal Highs Seminar organiser and former rugby league player Kevin Tamati said the breakfast seminar, hosted by EIT Hawke's Bay, "went down extremely well".
Ngati Kahungunu Iwi chairman Ngahiwi Tomoana gave a perspective from iwi on how the issue of legal highs related to Maoridom.
"He [Mr Tomoana] called for immediate action from the people, rather than waiting for the Government to do something," Mr Tamati said.