I’ve only been to a head shop only a handful of times. I’ve always found them a little fascinating in how they operate in a legal grey area. Whenever someone wants to make a purchase they are required to play a game. The rules to this game are usually posted on the wall or are told to you by one of the employees. If you break the rules they won’t do business with your or may even kick you out of the store. The rules to the game are pretty simple: All products sold in the head shop are for tobacco use only. If you even mention that you plan on using your new purchase to smoke illegal substances then you’ve just lost the game. In the particular store I went to they had these little cards. I suppose they give them to the people they have to kick out.
Another thing I found funny, as well as utterly rediculous, was a sign posted by the bongs. The sign said, “THESE ARE WATER PIPES. DO NOT REFER TO THEM BY ANY OTHER NAME.” Because we all know that bongs are only used to smoke weed and water pipes are only used to smoke tobacco and as a vase to keep freshly cut roses. Okay I was only kidding about that last part. But, the idea that an object referred to by the wrong name can get you into trouble sounds a little like newspeak, don’t you think?
And remember, kids. Only turkeys do drugs.
