The Conservative Leader of Taunton Deane Borough Council, Councillor John Williams has written to Theresa May MP, the Home Secretary highlighting the communities concerns over the prevalence, availability and affordability of legal highs within the town
Councillor Williams said, “We have been investigating the various powers to see what we can do to stem the availability of these legal highs, in particular through local shops that are openly and irresponsibly selling these substances and hiding behind the fact they can sell them, providing it is labelled “not for human consumption”, although they clearly are selling it only for that use.”
“I have written to the Home Secretary highlighting our concerns in the strongest terms asking for us to be assisted in finding a solution to the scourge to our community and nationally. I have requested the current legislation be urgently reviewed of current legislation to banning of these noxious products as we understand they have in Ireland and New Zealand”.
Councillor Mark Edwards said, “ Enough is enough we are fully aware of what is happening, this has been going on for sometime but in recent months has proliferated to the point that the substances are not only being openly purchased in our town and online they are then also being openly used and is becoming a major issue for our whole community and many other towns across the country.”