lordofduct
Established Member
I have no links or anything for you, but trust me this is happening in my city!
Head shops are very prosperous here in south florida. With in 20 miles of my home is about 4 head shops, but now only 1. Purple Haze had been shut down for sometime, 420 store on Clematis shut down recently, and now Wonderland what closed in a very brutal manor. The only store left is Twilight Zone at the end of my street who I am very good friends with the owners of. I was speaking with George the owner today about Wonderland being shut down last week and he told me detailed verbatim what the owner of Wonderland said happend.
"SWAT came in with shut guns and masks screaming for me and my employees to get in the corner and to not move or suffer the consequences. They proceeded to lay boxes in front of all the cases and in one motion swiping all the glass [pyrex pipes and bongs] off the shelves into the box without care of breaking them."
Cops and courts admit that the store owner was not breaking any laws selling these products. That tobacco accesories are not illegal in anyway. They come in and do this along with issuing a subpeona under the assumption that the pipes "could be used for marijuana consumption". They are told they must prove that the customers do not use the accesories for anything illegal. I always thought we were considered innocent until proven guilty... I guess not anymore. They can get there pipes back after all the court costs and fines coupled with them, just to get several boxes of broken glass.
This is someones lively hood. These are entrepeunors trying to put money in there pocket so they can provide to their families! The owner of Wonderland (whom I do not know personally but heard through George) is basically ruined. He lost several thousands of dollars in merchandise. These pieces do not come cheap. Nevermind the emotional harassment that his employees had to endure by having shot guns pointed at them just for doing the LEGAL job!
George and Ruth (owners of Twilight Zone, the only head shop in Palm Beach left) is afraid that they may lose there business soon... but are further scared and irritated that its a high possibility that they will have guns thrown in there faces.
"My father, Uncle, Brother and Grandfather all are in the military. My Uncle retired fromt he marines and reenlisted twice. I and my family are ashaimed that these are the rights that they fought for!" Ruth of Twilight Zone.
What do you think of this?
Head shops are very prosperous here in south florida. With in 20 miles of my home is about 4 head shops, but now only 1. Purple Haze had been shut down for sometime, 420 store on Clematis shut down recently, and now Wonderland what closed in a very brutal manor. The only store left is Twilight Zone at the end of my street who I am very good friends with the owners of. I was speaking with George the owner today about Wonderland being shut down last week and he told me detailed verbatim what the owner of Wonderland said happend.
"SWAT came in with shut guns and masks screaming for me and my employees to get in the corner and to not move or suffer the consequences. They proceeded to lay boxes in front of all the cases and in one motion swiping all the glass [pyrex pipes and bongs] off the shelves into the box without care of breaking them."
Cops and courts admit that the store owner was not breaking any laws selling these products. That tobacco accesories are not illegal in anyway. They come in and do this along with issuing a subpeona under the assumption that the pipes "could be used for marijuana consumption". They are told they must prove that the customers do not use the accesories for anything illegal. I always thought we were considered innocent until proven guilty... I guess not anymore. They can get there pipes back after all the court costs and fines coupled with them, just to get several boxes of broken glass.
This is someones lively hood. These are entrepeunors trying to put money in there pocket so they can provide to their families! The owner of Wonderland (whom I do not know personally but heard through George) is basically ruined. He lost several thousands of dollars in merchandise. These pieces do not come cheap. Nevermind the emotional harassment that his employees had to endure by having shot guns pointed at them just for doing the LEGAL job!
George and Ruth (owners of Twilight Zone, the only head shop in Palm Beach left) is afraid that they may lose there business soon... but are further scared and irritated that its a high possibility that they will have guns thrown in there faces.
"My father, Uncle, Brother and Grandfather all are in the military. My Uncle retired fromt he marines and reenlisted twice. I and my family are ashaimed that these are the rights that they fought for!" Ruth of Twilight Zone.
What do you think of this?
