head shop
noun
: a shop specializing in articles (such as hashish pipes and roach clips) of interest to drug users
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Convenience stores, vape shops, and head shops sometimes have open displays of nitrous oxide canisters for sale with clever marketing names that are clearly targeting abusers of the product.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Some businesses, including head shops and dispensaries, also offer discounts on the day.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And whether the jumble of head shops, health stores, big marijuana, growers, distributors and other businesses that make up Georgia's hemp and cannabis industry can find common ground and lobby lawmakers with a unified voice.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Getting one used to involve handing over cash for some laminated product slapped together by amateurs in a dorm room or a head shop.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Some businesses, including head shops and dispensaries, also offer discounts on the day.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
And whether the jumble of head shops, health stores, big marijuana, growers, distributors and other businesses that make up Georgia's hemp and cannabis industry can find common ground and lobby lawmakers with a unified voice.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Getting one used to involve handing over cash for some laminated product slapped together by amateurs in a dorm room or a head shop.
—James Barron, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Head shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20shop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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