A few months ago, someone I know told me she thought her husband was smoking synthetic cannabis.
His moods were all over the place and he seemed "out-of-it" at times. Turns out he was smoking it but has since seen sense and now won't touch the stuff.
Just a few weeks after that, another friend sent me a text message saying we needed to do more at the Rotorua Daily Post to raise awareness about the dangers of the drug. Her daughter's teen boyfriend was hooked and was selling his possessions to fund his habit.
Each week it seems these shocking cases become more regular.
Now New Zealand Lotteries has taken a stand against the drug, sending letters to independently owned stores across New Zealand selling Lotto products asking them not to sell legal highs from July 1.
