Flawed recollection.
Wack a mole did not eliminate, but was reducing availability.
Though broader legislation was possible to avoid this silly situation.
( As eventually forced by the rolling disaster it became )
To keep Peter Dunnes vote though hands were tied.
There was also a fantasy that chemists were creating harmless non additive drugs that would turn into a great money earner for the economy.
Legal high shops selling out ahead of ban
10:01 pm on 7 May 2014
Many legal high shops nationwide have sold out ahead of a midnight ban on psychoactive substances, which the industry claims will force at least 30 business to close.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/243599/legal-high-shops-selling-out-ahead-of-ban
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The products will be allowed back on shelves only after being proven to be safe, without testing on animals.
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Given creators knew these were not safe, this effectively banned them all.
No need for wack a mole of testing each new substance by Government to ban one by one.
Which could have been done at the start, but for lack of interest, and need for Peter Dunne's vote.
Given escalating emergency room visits and tragic stories finally.
Finally, Parliament did something.
Its a great pity John Key did not support legalizing marijuana instead of synthetics.
Using across party support if need be, which he would have got.
