Police Raid 'Head Shop' Thanks To New Law -Prosecutor Says He Will Run Shops Out Of County

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[chance33_98]

Police Raid 'Head Shop' Thanks To New Law Prosecutor Says He Will Run Shops Out Of County

POSTED: 10:29 p.m. CDT May 7, 2003 UPDATED: 10:52 p.m. CDT May 7, 2003

BELTON, Mo. -- Cass County prosecutor Chris Koster is cracking down on so-called "head shops" in his jurisdiction thanks to a new provision in a state law.

Head shops are stores that sell types of pipes often used to smoke drugs, KMBC's Martin Augustine reported. Until recently, head shop owners had legal protection because it was assumed that tobacco could also be smoked in those pipes.

But now, a new provision in a Missouri law outlaws selling materials if there are "circumstances where one reasonably should know" that the item will be used to "inject, ingest or inhale" controlled substances.

"We're going to use the new twist in this law to close down every one of these (shops) that open up in Cass County, and absolutely run them out of town," Koster said.

Officials are afraid the teenagers, attracted by trendy clothes also sold at head shops, will be drawn into drug culture, Augustine said.

Police raided one store in Belton Wednesday, citing the aforementioned law. Officers arrested the store owner, Kevin Van Trump, and his wife.

Officers pulled about 25 boxes full of pipes out of the Belton store.

Breaking the law is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

[Last Visible Dog]

But now, a new provision in a Missouri law outlaws selling materials if there are "circumstances where one reasonably should know" that the item will be used to "inject, ingest or inhale" controlled substances.

Don't ya just love it when mind-reading is made part of a law.

[Cultural Jihad]

Don't ya just love it when mind-reading is made part of a law.

Much as laws against conspiracy are really statist prohibitions on prophecy, one supposes. ; )

Seriously, we all have to make judgments in the world, and we all impose our values upon each other. It doesn't take a Great Karnak to understand intent, or sit on a jury, or try a case, or make a judgment.

[nopardons]

Once upon a time, rolling papers were used for tobacco. Long ago, if one wanted to buy a hooka, it also was to be used with tobacco. Then can the deluge ( the 1960's ) and that all began to change. Instead of the few using such things for tobacco, more & more people ( kids ) decided that pot was " cool ".

It doesn't take a " mind-reader " to know what a " roach clip " is meant to be used for !

[jmc813]

WOD Ping

[Wolfie]

Necessity is the mother of invention:

[jmc813]

Please address post #15 of this thread when you get a moment.

[Cultural Jihad]

Please address post #15 of this thread when you get a moment.

I don't answer unsolicited surveys from busy-bodies who can't mind their own business.

[The FRugitive]

Friend: "Hey man, we’re out of papers"

McGuyver Smoker (Stephen): "Alright, then get me a toilet paper roll, a corkscrew and some tin foil."

Friend: "We don’t have a corkscrew"

McGuyver Smoker: "Alright, then get me an avocado, an icepick and my snorkel. Trust me bro’, I’ve made bongs with less, hurry up!"

[E Rocc]

The Head Shop owners need to be given a bar of soap and sprayed down with a fire hose. Then forced to change diapers of drug addled people, and wipe their drool.

Next are you going to say that bar owners should be forced to tend to dysfunctional drunks? Gun shop owners have to take care of gunshot victimes? Car dealers have to take care of car accident victims? McDonald's franchisees have to clean up after fat people?

The schools really need to start teaching individual responsbility again, before it becomes a lost concept.

-Eric

[E Rocc]

Would that be called a "Bud Lit"? >:)

-Eric

[Cultural Jihad]

And you would excuse the responsibility of the enablers and the enticers getting rich off of the wrong or illegal decisions of others? Some friend of personal responsibilty you are, if so.

[jmc813]

I don't answer unsolicited surveys from busy-bodies who can't mind their own business.

I think the question he raised is very relevant to this thread. And who's a busy-body, dirtboy, myself, or both of us?

[Lazamataz]

We used to make bongs out of Pringles cans.

So I guess all the grocery stores will need to be run out of Cass county.

[Lazamataz]

It doesn't take a " mind-reader " to know what a " roach clip " is meant to be used for !

You mean these? These deadly devices intended only for drug use?

Funny, but the shop that sells them "CLAIMS" that they are intended to be used in electronic work. But we KNOW they are LYING.... SHUT THEM DOWN!!!!

[The FRugitive]

My family is from the middle east and several of my relatives have hookahs - and yes, they are used for tobacco.

[jmc813]

And you would excuse the responsibility of the enablers and the enticers getting rich off of the wrong or illegal decisions of others? Some friend of personal responsibilty you are, if so.

Do you think nudie bars should be shut down? Casinos?

[The FRugitive]

[MrLeRoy]

And you would excuse the responsibility of the enablers and the enticers getting rich off of the wrong or illegal decisions of others?

Why are bartenders or tobbacanists responsible for their customers wrongly harming themselves with their products?

[Cultural Jihad]

Why are bartenders or tobbacanists responsible for their customers wrongly harming themselves with their products?

While alcohol and tobacco are legal and their consumption is in no way inherently immoral, you try selling drinks to a barely-conscious drunk until he staggers out to maim or to kill, and see if there's not any jail-time to go with the stiff fine, loss of your liquor license, and civil lawsuits as a result of your own responsibility.

[MrLeRoy]

their consumption is in no way inherently immoral

How is the consumption of, say, marijuana inherently immoral in a way that the consumption of alcohol is not?