Finding 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.

Head shops are outlets that sell smoking paraphernalia as well as other products for use with tobacco. Along with pipes and cigarette papers, they also sell items like cigarette filters, rolling machines and vaporizers or water pipes if you want that flavored tobacco to go down more smoothly. They sell other items too, from candles and incense to clothing and underground comics.

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.

The early smoke shops often began as shops where you could buy candles and incense. This is why you'll still be able to find more than just smoking paraphernalia at a head shop. You'll be able to go here for interesting clothing and jewelry, novelty items, underground publications, comic books and art too, just like in the Sixties when these shops often gave artists and writers their first break.

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.

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.

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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