Monday, October 7, 2013

Finding An Indianapolis Head Shop

By Paulette Short


If you're a smoker, you may find that it's becoming more and more difficult to buy the paraphernalia you need from regular outlets. So many people frown upon customers buying rolling papers or pipes that you may feel as if you're buying something illegal. In Indiana, the solution is to visit an Indianapolis head shop for all your smoking needs.

At a head or smoke shop you'll find many tobacco-related products. Cigarette papers and filters for roll-your-own tobacco, pipes and hookahs or vaporizers are the main merchandise at shops of this type. You may also find other items for sale, including legal drugs, incense and underground magazines.

Smoke shops were all the rage in the late 1960s, when the counterculture was blooming. The store that started it all was established in 1966, in the famous hippie mecca of Haight Street in San Francisco. When the hippies became respectable citizens, many stores closed their doors but now they're becoming increasingly popular again, especially in states where medical marijuana is legal.

While the stores focus on tobacco-related products, they are different from traditional tobacconists. Often they developed from candle shops and they still sell homeware items. Along with these you'll also find things like T-shirts, posters, jewelry, novelty items and underground publications. In fact, many underground artists and writers of the 1960s first made a name for themselves by selling their work in these shops.

Many people think of the stores as 'those hippie shops'. They associate the merchandise with illegal drug use. However, the stores are adamant that their wares are for use with tobacco and other legal substances only and not for use with marijuana unless it's in a state where you can get medical marijuana with a doctor's prescription.

It's important to remember that Indiana has strict laws about the use of illegal substances. The possession of even a tiny amount of marijuana can get you in serious trouble and may land you in jail. If you buy pipes or rolling papers from an Indianapolis shop and want to stay on the right side of the law, it's best to use your purchases for legal substances like tobacco only.

It may be difficult to find an unusual gift for an artistic nephew or niece in Indy. This is where the local head shop can come to the rescue too. Parents may frown upon it if you give their teenager a water pipe but an unusual T-shirt or piece of jewelry or a poster that glows in the dark may be a welcome gift. Simply buying it from the right shop will earn you some street cred with the young relative.

If you're looking for an Indianapolis head shop near you, the best is to go online to get addresses, details on stock and prices and customer reviews. There are stores in different areas of the city, for instance in Speedway. Most of the stores are located in bohemian Broad Ripple Village, an area north of downtown which is reminiscent of Greenwich Village in New York. This neighborhood is known for its bustling nightlife, ethnic diversity, artists and of course its proximity to Butler University.




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