California to consider decriminalising LSD, ketamine and magic mushrooms
Lawmaker's proposal would make it legal to possess small amounts.
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More more frequent seizures of GBL in the past year in larger quantities than previously.
'Charismatic' Comancheros boss jailed for 10 years
Defence lawyer: "He is intelligent. He is capable. He is charismatic."
Man who took illicit drugs, bashed elderly woman escapes conviction
Man who bashed elderly BP staffer while on drugs avoids conviction, keeps name suppressed.
Ben Kepes: Running for recovery - a drug and alcohol rehab success story
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Royal buzz: Queen's shop sells popular cannabis-infused product
The Queen's farm shop is selling a royal "trip" of a different kind.
Police axe nationwide helicopter cannabis operations
Focus to change to drugs causing greater harm.
Most users wouldn't take MDMA if it was revealed to be bath salts
Drug checking group says 75 per cent of festival attendees wouldn't consume the stimulant.
'Hooked': Louise Nicholas' daughter on meth battle; mugshot shows addiction reality
Weighing 45kg, face covered in sores, teeth fallen out, she was at the peak of addiction.
Former jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor to be released from prison
The high-profile Dunedin inmate cleared his first hurdle to freedom on Thursday.
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Alarming reports of drug reactions at New Year festivals
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Inmates hospitalised after consuming hallucinogen grown at prison
They'd earlier dared each other to eat worms, lick spiders and taste plants.
Fresh warning: Toxic chemical sold as MDMA in Auckland
Users have been advised on how to identify and avoid the toxic 'rocks'.
'MDMA has ruined things': Drugs end singles party
A drug overdose and a coward's punch have ended an annual Otago party after 10 years.
Gisborne drug importer used former PM Helen Clark's name
Carl Shannon, 44, had drugs sent to a number of fake recipients, including "Helen Clark".
Andrew Barnes: It's time to talk about drugs
Opinion: It's time to accept that illegal drugs are widely available in our community.
Man 'paralysed' house guest with drugs before raping her
Blood samples revealed large amounts of a drug the victim hadn't agreed to take.
Revealed: NZ's capital of illegal party drugs
Police warn of deaths and hospital admissions from dodgy pills.
City tragedy: A sad, synthetics-induced death on Queen St
Grim moment on the Golden Mile as homeless man dies on a prime strip of Queen St.
Ministry of Justice worker dealing meth arrested in carpark
'You'll never be able to work in a job like that ever again', judge tells ex-court worker.
Jailhouse lawyer Arthur Taylor arrested on drugs charges
The country's highest profile ex-prisoner has been living in Dunedin on parole.
'Horrifying' video highlights Queenstown's violence problem
Rising street violence is fuelled by booze, drugs - and maybe visiting Kiwis, locals say.
Drug treatment provider flags '300 per cent increase' in referrals
Government needs to work on drug law reform, the Drug Foundation says.
Top sportsman loses in bid to keep name suppression
The sports star denies importing methamphetamine and possessing the drug for supply.
Kerre McIvor: The bloody truth - NZ's gun reforms haven't worked
OPINION: Despite the best intentions, since reforms were made, gun violence has worsened.
Meth-fuelled driver leads police on 150km/h chase, stops twice to reverse ram cop cars
William Sheridan drove at up to 150km/h during the pursuit from Gisborne to Matawai.
Drug dealer loses last-ditch 'stress' plea to keep home
Kelvin Wisely said he would suffer severe anxiety without a home to return to from prison.
Democratic-controlled House votes to decriminalise marijuana at federal level
Opponents, mostly Republicans, called the bill a hollow political gesture.
The rise of gangs, drugs and guns in Auckland: 355 people shot
Surging gun violence is being blamed on gang warfare, drugs and organised crime.
The Head Hunters and the vacant neighbourhood home: Inside NZ's biggest meth lab
Exclusive extract from Herald reporter's book on the evolution of organised crime in NZ.
Editorial: Drug testing at festivals a victory for pragmatism
Editorial: It may be hard to swallow, but what point is the moral high ground?
Bitter pill: Drug testing law too late for this summer
A drug-checking group says new legislation is too late to help young people this year.
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The "fishing trip" that resulted in a huge cocaine haul.