A fourth generation Hamilton East resident says the store selling legal highs in Grey St could have been closed by now if council had acted faster.
But council says it is fast-tracking its Draft Pyschoactive Substances Policy to take action sooner.
Peter Miers is disgusted at the behaviour of store patrons and says the store's presence is a blight on the Hamilton East landscape.
"When the legislation was passed into law last year, the council sat on their hands," said Mr Miers. "I want that store gone and I know I'm not the only one."
Hamilton East National MP David Bennett conceded the store, called U njoY, could possibly have been closed by now if council had acted faster. "Council had the ability to do this earlier."