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By Rachel Barker
Drugs

Legalising Weed Alone Won’t Stop Synthetics Deaths in New Zealand

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By James Borrowdale
Drugs

Huge Leap in Kiwis Dying From Synthetic Cannabis

07.27.18

By James Borrowdale
Drugs

Why I’m Still Smoking Synnies, 20 Deaths Later

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By Anonymous
Drugs

How New Zealand Laws Contributed To a Synthetic Drug Crisis

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By James Borrowdale
Drugs

“Harder Than Heroin”: Synthetic Cannabinoids in New Zealand

02.19.18

By James Borrowdale
Drugs

WATCH: ‘Syn City’, New Zealand’s Deadly Synthetic Drugs Epidemic

02.19.18

By VICE Staff
Drugs

We Tested Synthetic Cannabis and Found the Chemical Linked to Kiwi Deaths

09.13.17

By James Borrowdale
Drugs

Auckland Police Make Arrests in Synthetic Cannabis Raid

08.01.17

By James Borrowdale
Drugs

The Mystery Drug Killing New Zealanders

07.26.17

By James Borrowdale
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By VICE Staff and 95 bFM
News of Zealand: Synthetic Cannabis Danger a Personal Responsibility, Says PM

07.24.17

By VICE Staff and 95 bFM

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