A concerned grandmother has called a public meeting to put pressure on local outlets selling synthetic cannabis.
"This is available at any corner dairy; it is a pitfall for our young people who do not understand the consequences of using it," says Joan Thomason from Stratford, naming it 'legal cannabis'.
Her concern stems from local teenagers she knows who have "changed" after using it and she says it is time for someone to speak up for our young.
"Our young people think it will only put them on a high, but it is addictive. They can buy it for $20 - it is affordable cannabis. I want our community to put pressure on our dairies to not sell it,"
She says though it is illegal for the synthetic cannabis to be sold to under 18s, she knows about a few cases where 16-year-olds had no trouble purchasing it.
