A House bill would attempt to curb sales of drug paraphernalia.
The bill would require anyone buying a short glass vial often used to smoke crack to provide a name, address, signature and photo ID.
"You walk in these stores, and it kind of slaps you in the face," said Rep. Mark Hilton, a Catawba County Republican who sponsored the bill. "It's obvious what they're used for."
So-called "glass roses" are often sold next to plastic tubes equipped with a blade for slicing open small cigars, which are then refilled with marijuana.
The bill would also require pipes of a certain length be kept behind the counter, which is already the custom in most stores. But Hilton hopes the register will be a deterrent and help probation officers. (N&O)
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Re: Bill would regulate 'glass roses'
Mark Hilton is a genuis.
By moving the crack pipes behind the counter where the convenience store owner keeps the after-market pre-packaged individual bags of brillo pads and lighters, no crack addict will ever succumb to that dastardly impulse to buy a glass rose. I mean now they'll have to ask for a crack pipe, instead of just pointing to one and saying "and one of these, along with the secret bag of brillo pads and lighters you've been selling me since Nancy Reagan just said no."
Wait, here's an idea. What if Mark Hilton just wrote legislation to BAN CRACK PIPE SALES in convenience stores, rather than just regulate their sale?
No, too much work. Plus the whole free market thing. He is a Republican after all, and glass rose crack pipe manufacturing is still a job in a Republican economy.