Law: Potshots at Head Shops

From Washington, a model law aimed at drug paraphernalia

Youngsters in Atlanta are buying marijuana pipes disguised as Star Wars space guns. In San Francisco, a hot item, especially for Star Trekkies, is a glass cocaine pipe that is a replica of the U.S.S. Enterprise. In Washington, D.C., they are snatching up 18th century silver salt dishes ideal for snorting cocaine. More than 15,000 "head shops"* across the country cater to drug users; they are at the heart of a thriving drug paraphernalia industry that may take in more than half a billion dollars a year. So far it has proved nearly...

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