Friday, April 9, 2010

LMFM Podcast about Head Shops

LMFM PODCASTS

The Michael Reade Show
The Michael Reade Programme Thursday April 8th 2010
Today: Head Shops. Michael meets Mangor Dise in the Samsara Herbal Shop. Mangor's been working in the shop since it opened two weeks ago but arrived yesterday to discover the shop broken into and the 'legal high' products stolen. Mangor tells Michael he finds the legal highs to be less potent than street drugs and that because the proprietor leased the premises on the basis that it would be a Head Shop, he expects they'll operate in Drogheda for many years. The town's Deputy Mayor says however, these drugs are ruining lives. Kevin Callan has been successful in convincing landlords to revoke the leases of two of these shops recently and he tells Michael this shop won't reopen and another shop, Purple Haze, will close its doors today. Dermot Jewell of the Consumers Association explains his concerns as petrol prices soar. Fine Gael TD, Shane McEntee, wants to establish if pyrite has been used constructing the M3 and if the taxpayer will foot the bill should it prove problematic. The ASTI explains why the proposal on public sector pay and reform should be rejected. And local councillors Ray Butler & Brian Curran pay tribute to the former Mayor of Trim, Danny O'Brien, who passed away suddenly last night. As usual, there's much comment and reaction from the phones and text messages, an integral part of the programme.

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