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Our Local Approved Products Policy (LAPP) sets out where psychoactive substances (also known as legal highs) can be sold.
We aim to grow Auckland into the world’s most liveable city by promoting a safe and healthy Auckland. The LAPP contributes to this by reducing:
In 2013, the government introduced the Psychoactive Substances Act.
The act sets a framework for the manufacture and sale of licensed substances. New Zealand became the first country in the world to do so.
The act gives local authorities the power to develop a LAPP to decide where these substances can be sold.
The Psychoactive Substances Regulatory Authority is the government body responsible for the issue of licenses for retail outlets.
Decisions to grant licenses will be based on our LAPP together with other criteria detailed in part 2 of the act.
For all areas of Auckland, apart from the city centre, we will not grant licences to retail legal psychoactive substances:
For all areas of Auckland, apart from the city centre, we will not grant licences to retail legal psychoactive substances in the following special restricted areas:
View the restriction areas:
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