grow equipment and bongs at same shop?

[cooked cook]

Alright, keep in mind I'm an East Coast boy, not in one of the more legally understanding states.
I recently checked out one of the popular inexpensive grow supply websites who advertized bongs at one of their locations.
Now I KNOW... the "art glass is for art use and tobacco only" and "the grow equipment is for legal crops"(wink wink) but I dunno..... bad idea to sell both at the same location?!!?! Kinda would make me less inclined to visit that shop. What do yall think?
I don't want to post another website here, but it has the letters DC and H in it.
cc

 

[Puffaluffagus]

All the Haji-mart gas station/convenience stores around here sell pipes and bongs, so why not the grow shop?

 

[D.D.]

If they have a nice selection of smoking tobacco and veggie or flower seeds for sale,
then no problem, buy some glassware and a bag of tobacco to go along with it.
If you buy a lamp, hood, ferts, then buy some veggie or flower seed to go along with it.

Carry a bag or two of tobacco in the car at all times, some veggie and flower seed packs, some empty, some sealed...
Keep a small NEW peace of glassware loaded with tobacco and light it up if you get stopped.

[EDIT]
I was thinking physical store...
But yeah, order a pack of seed or tobacco accordingly.
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[Avinash.miles]

meh, they gotta make a buck, and they seem to know their target audience well....

 

[growshopfrank]

picture this
one or two big indoor busts in your area
local TV "investigative reporter" with concealed camera films bongs and grow gear together in your joint
talks to employees/customers on camera without them knowing about being recorded
story airs with some creative editing to make for a better story
two or three people are outraged
up to your balls in LEO's and tax audits

 

[LexLuthoReturns]

Why don't they sell guns and numchucks as well?
Cover all the bases!

Lx

 

[ak-51]

Sure you could legally sell Bob Marley posters, tie-dye shirts, disc golf gear, bongs, vaporizers, rolling papers, books about growing marijuana and hemp clothing all in a grow shop, but why would you?

I think that grow shops have an unspoken truce with some law enforcement. Don't be too obvious about it and keep a low profile. Discretion is a virtue in our industry. Leave the activism to people with their hands clean. No need to flaunt it.

Just my opinion.