Thursday, October 3, 2013

Fulfill Your Smoking Needs With An Indianapolis Head Shop

Fulfill Your Smoking Needs With An Indianapolis Head Shop


by Paulette Short


If you smoke but don't like brand-name cigarettes, you probably know how difficult it can be to find the items you need to make that puff possible. As soon as you purchase cigarette papers, people immediately assume that you're a pothead. This is why it's such a pleasure to buy your smoking paraphernalia from an Indianapolis head shop.

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.

The stores originated during the 1960s with the rise of the counterculture. The first of these shops seems to be one that opened in 1966 in Haight Street, San Francisco, a famous hippie hangout. Shops like these are now making a come-back, especially with the growth of the medical-marijuana industry.

Head shops don't only sell smoking paraphernalia. They often stock items like posters, comic books, clothing, jewelry, candles and novelty items too. In fact, many of these shops started out as candle shops and artists of the counterculture found most of their clients through these outlets, as did publishers of underground newspapers and comic books.

While many people think of head shops as places where you can buy illegal drugs, this is a misconception. The items sold here are for use with legal substances like tobacco only. While they may be useful as drug paraphernalia, even mentioning this might get you expelled from the shop.

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.

Smoke shops in Indianapolis are great places to shop for unusual gifts too, even if you're not buying something for a smoker. For instance, it can be a nightmare to find a gift that an artistically-minded teenage relative will like but something like a unique T-shirt or a poster that responds to black light may be just the right choice. If young Jimmy or Jane finds out where you bought their birthday gift, you may even become the 'cool' family member in their eyes.

Indiana has a surprising variety of smoke shops and you'll find many of them right there in Indy. They're located in different areas across town, usually in the sprawling outlying neighborhoods rather than downtown. If you find yourself in the city, the best place to look for an Indianapolis head shop is in Broad Ripple Village, where most of these stores are located. This neighborhood is near Butler University and less than half an hour north of the downtown area. While you're here, you may also want to check out the local bars and restaurants, art galleries and quirky stores that make this ethnically diverse area Indy's answer to famous bohemian neighborhoods like Greenwich Village in New York.




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