Campaigners are gearing up to stage a protest against the sale of so-called legal highs in Angus.
A touring group will visit Montrose High Street on a circuit around Scotland.
Campaigners this year celebrated the end of efforts to open a shop selling new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Forfar.
However, organisers behind the Montrose protest believe the substances are still available in shops.
Crostir Samus said: “This is our third demo round Scotland and we are hoping we can join local people in this peaceful protest to stop the sale of these drugs.”
The protest follows on the heels of a meeting about NPS in Forfar, at which north-east MSP Alison McInnes was guest speaker.
She told attendees: “The label ‘legal highs’ gives the wrong impression because it suggests the drugs are safe. It is clear that evidence in Tayside is that 1,000 people have attended hospital in the past three years because of using NPS and of these, 92 were A&E cases.
“In the UK as a whole, 120 deaths are directly attributable to NPS.”
Draft UK legislation aims to tackle supply as well as sales outlets, but as currently drafted, it would make everything illegal and therefore close down discussion and she is expecting that the bill will be amended in the House of Lords.
“One useful proposal is to set up forensic analysis unit to try and keep up with the rapid changes of ingredients in NPS,” added Ms McInnes. “New legal highs emerge every day and they are often untested substances that can cause severe damage or even death.”
Councillor David May chaired the meeting and has been a vocal opponent of the sale of NPS on Montrose and Arbroath high streets.
“It is clear from all contacts I have had, and from the number who signed the petition devised by Angus campaigner Sanjay Samani, that we all want these shops closed and we support the efforts by our national politicians to do all they can to make sure the legislation they introduce does that,” he added.
The Montrose demonstration will take place on Saturday at 1pm.