Editorial: Kronic ban kudos for dairy owner

If I had a hat I would take it off to the dairy owner in Clive who has decided that a synthetic drug, "inspired" by cannabis, has no place on his shelves.
It'll probably cost him a few bob at the end of each month when he does the accounts, but the money's clearly not important ... unlike the way it is to the importers and distributors of the vile concoction called Kronic, which is delivered from labs and production lines in China.
That in itself is effectively enough to activate the odd alarm bell.
People in the Clive community were unhappy that this stuff was selling in the same venue as chocolate bars, ice creams, bread and pies.
No doubt several of those who approached and voiced their concerns about the local dairy turning into some sort of shady pharmaceutical outlet have young children or teenagers, and have heard or read or seen what these synthetic stimulants have the potential to do to young heads ... or any age heads for that matter.
Of course some will say that this is just like a school banning pies, sausage rolls and doughnuts to keep the children from succumbing to the effects of calories ... that they will simply go somewhere else to get their fatty "fix".
Which is probably right ... but kids tend to dash about a bit and do sports at school, and can lose the lunchtime grams they may take aboard.
But you start messing with brains and lungs and it's often irreversible.
And here's a thought.
What if the Kronic seekers depart this "drug barren" dairy and simply go somewhere else for the stuff. And what if the next dairy also has a "not here mate" sign up ... and the one after that and the one after that.
The Government is doing the usual first-gear crawl toward dealing with this vile stuff, so it is heartening to see at least one shop engaging overdrive and doing the job for them.
It's funny, isn't it?
You forget to file your tax return and within the blink of an eye all the legislation and loophole-closing devices on earth descend upon you.
But somehow, the marketers of Kronic (particularly the now banned Pineapple variety) managed to get the stuff through without even one basic school science check of the ingredients.