Convenience stores didn’t always carry the variety of items that they do today. Most of today’s markets have more inventory under the counter beneath the cash register than traditional filling stations ever stocked. They
often carry some of the most peculiar merchandise designed to garner impulse purchases from customers of all kinds.

I’m amazed at some of the things that they can sell and I’m quite disgusted by places that sell “smoking paraphernalia”. I think these business owners insult the intelligence of their customers when they infer that
these items are intended to be used only for the enjoyment of tobacco. Most people know that glass pipes and rolling papers are, generally, not used for smoking cigarettes but for marijuana (cannabis). Many stores even go so far as to sell “synthetic marijuana”. I’ve never understood why this practice is legal and it appears that I’m not alone.

New York State is banning the sale of synthetic marijuana products that are sold in convenience stores …

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