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The Mariuana Economy

It might be useful to examine raw data to determine how many people are employed at head shops across America, how much those businesses and their employees pay in taxes each year, how much of their wages the workers pump … Continue reading

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A Bong By Any Other Name

In general, even people who don’t smoke marijuana will look at a bong and say, well, that’s a bong, all right. Historical evidence indicates that even the Founding Fathers would likely have felt the same way. To those who are … Continue reading

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The Government’s Point Of View

On the surface, one would guess that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency takes a rather humorless view of drug paraphernalia, and in this case looks are not deceiving. Uncle Sam doesn’t approve of Schedule I narcotics being used by Americans, … Continue reading

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The Counter-Counter-Culture

In the United States and in other countries, the War on Drugs (as conceived during the Nixon administration) has included a running battle against those who produce and sell smoking paraphernalia, such as pipes and bongs. This has almost exclusively … Continue reading

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