A Tauranga psychoactive substances watchdog group will now be formed in the wake of the Government's U-turn on synthetic drugs and the postponement of a community meeting on the issue.
The group has come about as a result of the Government's announcement last night that all 'legal highs' would be removed from shelves within two weeks.
Western Bay councillor Margaret Murray-Benge and Tauranga Safe City co-ordinator Mike Mills had organised a public meeting about synthetic drugs and their impact on the community to take place on Wednesday. A call to ban the product was expected to come from the meeting.
Mr Mills said told bayofplentytimes.co.nz the meeting had now been postponed, pending further development.
However, the people who were involved with the meeting were now going to form the Psychoactive Substances Watchdog Group, he said.