I have tried a couple of herbal (so called "incense") products which are supposed to mimic the effect of pot.., and they are very very good IMO.

In fact, I prefer them over pot if I were to choose.

But sorrowfully, that choice seems to have already been taken away before democratic judgement can be made.

W.A. health organizations are already banning these products without providing any rhyme or reason to their stance. ..except that the product does work, and it does gets you high.
Tasmania is soon to follow at the end of this month.

Are they right? If so, then why?

Users of the drug Kronic were invited to "blaze" their stash at a State Government-funded venue in Perth tonight at a concert to finish a minute before it becomes illegal.

The thumb nosing at the Barnett Government, which introduced regulations on Monday to outlaw the synthetic cannabinoid, came yesterday after the makers of Kronic said on their website a new "Aussie Gold" formula had been released to be sold legally in WA.Joel Voyage, who runs a non- registered "hobby business" Voyage Promotions, promoted the Kronic Blowout gig at Northbridge venue The Bakery on social networking site Facebook.

Mr Voyage said the gig was a comment on a "ridiculous situation" driven by government and media fear mongering.

"This is a simple night at the pub welcoming prohibition and anyone attending is adult and entirely capable of making their own decisions," he said by email.

The flyer for the show - headlined by WA reggae outfit Sunshine Brothers - advertises a performance from DJ Krolin Barnett and offers a prize for the biggest Kronic spliff rolled on the night.

Artrage, the non-profit group that runs the venue, gets Department for Culture and the Arts funding and a recent refurbishment was partially funded by taxpayers.

But despite the show taking a pot-shot at politicians who hold its purse strings, Artrage chief executive Marcus Canning said it would not stop the gig. "Our standard policy is that artists are entitled to express their views in whatever way they want as long as it is legal and does not put others at risk of harm," he said.

"As such, we do not censor works or the marketing of works by independent promoters and artists at the venue unless they are illegal." But Bakery backers Western Power and the State Government did not share Mr Canning's view.

Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said Artrage should take whatever action it could to stop a "Kronic party" at its venue.

A Western Power spokesman said the company was disappointed Kronic was used to promote the gig.

The Kronic Australia website says Aussie Gold is "legal in all Australian States, including WA", as of June 14.Mental Health Minister Helen Morton said if the new product had any of the seven illegal chemicals in Kronic, users would be prosecuted. A mechanism to ban all new products was being explored.

I have tried a couple of herbal (so called "incense") products which are supposed to mimic the effect of pot.., and they are very very good IMO.

In fact, I prefer them over pot if I were to choose.

But sorrowfully, that choice seems to have already been taken away before democratic judgement .......

UPDATE: 1.10pm A mass party for users of the synthetic cannabis Kronic that was due to kick off tonight at a State Government-funded arts venue has been cancelled.

The Bakery in Northbridge has been closed for 24 hours in the interest of public safety by the Police Liquor Enforcement Unit.Premier Colin Barnett today blasted as inappropriate the “Kronic Blowout’ gig at Northbridge’s The Bakery.

He said Arts Minister John Day was writing to the operators of the publicly funded venue to detail his outrage at the move to host a party which encouraged people to smoke Kronic up until it become illegal at midnight.

“I think that is highly inappropriate,” Mr Barnett said. “Artrage is an organisation that is given State Government funding.

“The Minister for Arts has today written to Artrage and pointed out that it is inappropriate that a venue that they manage should be used for this.

“In no way should any organisation, particularly one that receives Government funding, either condone encourage or facilitate drug use.

“I would hope that they reconsider their decision to hold this event.

“When you receive Government funding with it goes some mutual obligations and responsibilities.

“This is irresponsible and the Government has no tolerance for this behaviour.”

Mr Barnett said he had expected police at the gig.

“I would be very surprised if the police are not there,” he said.

The thumb nosing at the Barnett Government, which introduced regulations on Monday to outlaw the synthetic cannabinoid, came yesterday after the makers of Kronic said on their website a new "Aussie Gold" formula had been released to be sold legally in WA.

Joel Voyage, who runs a non- registered "hobby business" Voyage Promotions, promoted the Kronic Blowout gig at Northbridge venue The Bakery on social networking site Facebook.

Mr Voyage said the gig was a comment on a "ridiculous situation" driven by Government and media fear mongering.

"This is a simple night at the pub welcoming prohibition and anyone attending is adult and entirely capable of making their own decisions," he said by email.

The flyer for the show - headlined by WA reggae outfit Sunshine Brothers - advertises a performance from DJ Krolin Barnett and offers a prize for the biggest Kronic spliff rolled on the night.

Despite the show taking a pot-shot at politicians who hold its purse strings, Artrage chief executive Marcus Canning said it would not stop the gig. "Our standard policy is that artists are entitled to express their views in whatever way they want as long as it is legal and does not put others at risk of harm," he said.

"As such, we do not censor works or the marketing of works by independent promoters and artists at the venue unless they are illegal." But Bakery backers Western Power and the State Government did not share Mr Canning’s view.

The Kronic Australia website says Aussie Gold is "legal in all Australian States, including WA", as of June 14.
Mental Health Minister Helen Morton said if the new product had any of the seven illegal chemicals in Kronic, users would be prosecuted. A mechanism to ban all new products was being explored.

Stephen
They invented it much earlier than the Second World War. It was in the First World War. It was a hydrastinine, or a hydrastinine, if you prefer, which is a drug for binding wounds, drying blood, if you like. That was its original purpose; not a truth drug at all. It was there to help wounds heal. This was the time it's . . . I think we've covered before: It was during the time of what they called The Great Binge, the period from the, sort of, 1880s up until the First World War, when everyone was on drugs, seemingly all the time. And you could go to Fortnum and Mason's at the beginning of the First World War, and you could order a hamper for your boys at the front, which included heroine, cocaine, syringes . . . It was all legal, and it was all--