MindFuel Blog

The New Zealand government has recently announced its plan to reclassify nitrous oxide from a prescription medicine to a psychoactive substance if sold for recreational use, intensifying penalties for both sellers and users. As a leading smartshop in New Zealand, we strongly oppose this move, advocating instead for strict regulation rather than outright prohibition.

The team at High Alert have issued a notification to let you know that they've identified serious harm believed to be linked with the consumption of a substance being misrepresented as MDMA in the Hawke’s Bay area. A small number of people were admitted to hospital after consuming this substance and experiencing serious harm. The effects after consumption are not consistent...

While American lobbyists were cunning enough to trick enough kiwi voters into voting marginally in favor of continuing our failed policy of cannabis prohibition, the Police were not so gullible. The Police know better than anyone that cannabis prohibition has failed and have demonstrated wisdom with the announcement today that they are axing their annual nationwide helicopter cannabis operations.This will...

About 45 people are believed to have died in New Zealand as a result of the synthetic drugs crises since June 1, 2017. Meanwhile the government is trying to fight fire with fire by shifting one or two of the more obvious synthetic chemicals from Class C to Class A. But as history clearly shows Prohibition will always fail if...