Matthew Wielenga appears in Brisbane Magistrate's court Examples of the so-called legal high, synthetic drug Kronic. A NEW Zealand man known as the "Kronic king" has appeared in a Brisbane court charged with trafficking synthetic cannabis. Matthew Wielenga is understood to have travelled to Australia voluntarily to face the charge. He is accused of trafficking synthetic cannabis from September to November 2011. The clean-cut Wielenga, who is in his early 30s, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court in jeans and a collared shirt for a brief hearing on Tuesday morning. Magistrate John McGrath released Wielenga on bail on condition he reside at an Auckland address and inform police of his travel movements. He was represented by solicitor Cameron Browne from high profile Gold Coast firm Potts Lawyers. The charges date back to synthetic drug raids in 2011 on Gold Coast properties said to be owned by Wielenga. Police will allege Wielenga, as the director of company Lightyears Ahead, ran a major synthetic cannabis operation. The state government made a range of new synthetic cannabis products illegal in 2011. Kronic is one brand of synthetic cannabis, which is sometimes sold under the banner of "legal highs."