OK Forum Monkeys....whachyoo think 'o dis??

[KoolBak]

Vending Machine Crack Pipes!!! Get 'em while they're hot!!!

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/crack-pipe-vending-machines-stir-controversy-canada-article-1.1608483

[Metsfanmax]

Makes sense to me. Whether someone smokes crack most likely doesn't really depend on whether there's clean pipes around, so I don't see a real downside other than the cost.

[BigBallinStalin]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

[Metsfanmax]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

[betiko]

well this makes sense. ok since i have no idea how this goes; a crack pipe can't be used several times or what? crack addicts need to change it often?

[demonfork]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

Can you please quantify your suggested correlation between intelligence and crack pipe entrepreneurship.

Or are you just once again talking out of your neck?

[Metsfanmax]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

Can you please quantify your suggested correlation between intelligence and crack pipe entrepreneurship.

Sure. Intelligence = alpha / crack pipe entrepeneurship, where alpha is a constant to be empirically determined.

[demonfork]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

Can you please quantify your suggested correlation between intelligence and crack pipe entrepreneurship.

Sure. Intelligence = alpha / crack pipe entrepeneurship, where alpha is a constant to be empirically determined.

So yea, pretty much talking out of your neck again as per usual.

[Metsfanmax]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

Can you please quantify your suggested correlation between intelligence and crack pipe entrepreneurship.

Sure. Intelligence = alpha / crack pipe entrepeneurship, where alpha is a constant to be empirically determined.

So yea, pretty much talking out of your neck again as per usual.

[demonfork]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

Can you please quantify your suggested correlation between intelligence and crack pipe entrepreneurship.

Sure. Intelligence = alpha / crack pipe entrepeneurship, where alpha is a constant to be empirically determined.

So yea, pretty much talking out of your neck again as per usual.

Sorry Gary, try again...

Drugs and drug paraphernalia are not the same thing.

You are comparing apples and oranges.

I happen to know a couple of "head shop" owners that have made millions off of selling pipes.

Furthermore your original premise was that "intelligent people don't sell pipes." Now it's somehow morphed into "there is no money in drugs, therefore intelligent people aren't in the drug business because intelligent people don't participate in business ventures that aren't profitable."

Way to go Gary!

[Metsfanmax]

I happen to know a couple of "head shop" owners that have made millions off of selling pipes.

Crack pipes, or tobacco pipes?

[demonfork]

I happen to know a couple of "head shop" owners that have made millions off of selling pipes.

Crack pipes, or tobacco pipes?

I think we both know the answer to that question Gary.

[Metsfanmax]

I happen to know a couple of "head shop" owners that have made millions off of selling pipes.

Crack pipes, or tobacco pipes?

I think we both know the answer to that question Gary.

So just so we can clarify, you know people who have made millions of dollars illegally selling drug paraphernalia, and they haven't been caught, and you've never reported them?

[demonfork]

I happen to know a couple of "head shop" owners that have made millions off of selling pipes.

Crack pipes, or tobacco pipes?

I think we both know the answer to that question Gary.

So just so we can clarify, you know people who have made millions of dollars illegally selling drug paraphernalia, and they haven't been caught, and you've never reported them?

Have you ever been to a "head shop"?

Do you honestly believe that the proprietors of these shops are operating an illegal business?

Do you honestly believe that the patrons of these shops use the "tobacco pipes" for tobacco?

I'm starting to believe that you really are that dumb.

[Metsfanmax]

I happen to know a couple of "head shop" owners that have made millions off of selling pipes.

Crack pipes, or tobacco pipes?

I think we both know the answer to that question Gary.

So just so we can clarify, you know people who have made millions of dollars illegally selling drug paraphernalia, and they haven't been caught, and you've never reported them?

Have you ever been to a "head shop"?

Do you honestly believe that the proprietors of these shops are operating an illegal business?

No, because they're usually not selling crack pipes. Crack pipes are generally made of glass and tobacco pipes are generally made of wood.

Do you honestly believe that the patrons of these shops use the "tobacco pipes" for tobacco?

Smoking tobacco is very different from smoking crack. With tobacco, you light the drug itself and start a flame, causing it to burn slowly, releasing the vapor. With crack cocaine, you heat the drug directly with an open flame, and the heat causes the solid cocaine to vaporize. So you can't use a normal tobacco pipe to effectively smoke crack. And the kind of pipes that can be used to smoke crack, are not legal to sell in drug paraphernalia stores.

Think about it -- if you could use any old pipe to smoke crack, there wouldn't be any "crack pipes."

[demonfork]

I happen to know a couple of "head shop" owners that have made millions off of selling pipes.

Crack pipes, or tobacco pipes?

I think we both know the answer to that question Gary.

So just so we can clarify, you know people who have made millions of dollars illegally selling drug paraphernalia, and they haven't been caught, and you've never reported them?

Have you ever been to a "head shop"?

Do you honestly believe that the proprietors of these shops are operating an illegal business?

No, because they're usually not selling crack pipes. Crack pipes are generally made of glass and tobacco pipes are generally made of wood.

Do you honestly believe that the patrons of these shops use the "tobacco pipes" for tobacco?

Smoking tobacco is very different from smoking crack. With tobacco, you light the drug itself and start a flame, causing it to burn slowly, releasing the vapor. With crack cocaine, you heat the drug directly with an open flame, and the heat causes the solid cocaine to vaporize. So you can't use a normal tobacco pipe to effectively smoke crack. And the kind of pipes that can be used to smoke crack, are not legal to sell in drug paraphernalia stores.

Think about it -- if you could use any old pipe to smoke crack, there wouldn't be any "crack pipes."

JTFC dude!!!!

All of the pipes, including the glass pipes, that are sold in head shops are officially sold as "tobacco" pipes.

Even though the people that buy these "tobacco" pipes have no intention of ever using these pipes for tobacco they are still sold as such. This is the legal loop hole that allows head shops to sell crack pipes!

Everyone knows this, how could you possibly not know this?

[Metsfanmax]

JTFC dude!!!!

All of the pipes, including the glass pipes, that are sold in head shops are officially sold as "tobacco" pipes.

Even though the people that buy these "tobacco" pipes have no intention of ever using these pipes for tobacco they are still sold as such. This is the legal loop hole that allows head shops to sell crack pipes!

Everyone knows this, how could you possibly not know this?

There is no "legal loophole." Selling those kinds of pipes is not legal (i.e. the ones that you'd buy from this vending machine). However, in many places enforcement is probably very lax.

Generally, I'd be wary of trusting what common knowledge of the law on anything is. I know plenty of people who assert, as if everyone should know this, that passing someone from the right lane is illegal.

[demonfork]

JTFC dude!!!!

All of the pipes, including the glass pipes, that are sold in head shops are officially sold as "tobacco" pipes.

Even though the people that buy these "tobacco" pipes have no intention of ever using these pipes for tobacco they are still sold as such. This is the legal loop hole that allows head shops to sell crack pipes!

Everyone knows this, how could you possibly not know this?

There is no "legal loophole." Selling those kinds of pipes is not legal (i.e. the ones that you'd buy from this vending machine). However, in many places enforcement is probably very lax.

Ever heard of hash oil?

Every head shop in the world sells "tobacco" pipes that can be used to smoke hash oil. These are the EXACT same pipes that are used to smoke crack.

Tell me genius, if every head shop in the world can sell these pipes and continue to stay in business then how the f*ck are they able to do so if it's illegal?

Again it's called a loophole.... L-O-O-P-H-O-L-E.

I can't believe that you are arguing this with me when you are so clearly WRONG!

I would like to give you the benefit of the doubt and say that you're just truing to troll me but I think that you really are this clueless.

[Metsfanmax]

JTFC dude!!!!

All of the pipes, including the glass pipes, that are sold in head shops are officially sold as "tobacco" pipes.

Even though the people that buy these "tobacco" pipes have no intention of ever using these pipes for tobacco they are still sold as such. This is the legal loop hole that allows head shops to sell crack pipes!

Everyone knows this, how could you possibly not know this?

There is no "legal loophole." Selling those kinds of pipes is not legal (i.e. the ones that you'd buy from this vending machine). However, in many places enforcement is probably very lax.

Ever heard of hash oil?

Every head shop in the world sells "tobacco" pipes that can be used to smoke hash oil. These are the EXACT same pipes that are used to smoke crack.

Tell me genius, if every head shop in the world can sell these pipes and continue to stay in business then how the f*ck are they able to do so if it's illegal?

Read the second sentence of the post you quoted for enlightenment on this issue.

[betiko]

this whole discussion is stupid. it is obviously impossible for a government to avoid selling any type of pipe, grinder, bong or anything that is obviously used for drug use. you have the right to posess such objects. they can't be illegal if you have a good lawyer.

[BigBallinStalin]

JTFC dude!!!!

All of the pipes, including the glass pipes, that are sold in head shops are officially sold as "tobacco" pipes.

Even though the people that buy these "tobacco" pipes have no intention of ever using these pipes for tobacco they are still sold as such. This is the legal loop hole that allows head shops to sell crack pipes!

Everyone knows this, how could you possibly not know this?

There is no "legal loophole." Selling those kinds of pipes is not legal (i.e. the ones that you'd buy from this vending machine). However, in many places enforcement is probably very lax.

Ever heard of hash oil?

Every head shop in the world sells "tobacco" pipes that can be used to smoke hash oil. These are the EXACT same pipes that are used to smoke crack.

Tell me genius, if every head shop in the world can sell these pipes and continue to stay in business then how the f*ck are they able to do so if it's illegal?

Again it's called a loophole.... L-O-O-P-H-O-L-E.

I can't believe that you are arguing this with me when you are so clearly WRONG!

I would like to give you the benefit of the doubt and say that you're just truing to troll me but I think that you really are this clueless.

Mets will never admit that.

[BigBallinStalin]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

You're missing the point.

What do you think happens to the $0.25 crack pipes when someone who is smart enough seeks the profit opportunities?

[Metsfanmax]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

You're missing the point.

What do you think happens to the $0.25 crack pipes when someone who is smart enough seeks the profit opportunities?

Nothing. Why would anyone buy them after a markup when they can just go to the vending machines and get them cheaper? And even if they do, they're still using the safe crack pipe, which was the point.

[demonfork]

Wouldn't smart people buy all the pipes and sell them at a higher price?

Smart people don't try to sell crack pipes on the aftermarket.

You're missing the point.

What do you think happens to the $0.25 crack pipes when someone who is smart enough seeks the profit opportunities?

Nothing. Why would anyone buy them after a markup when they can just go to the vending machines and get them cheaper? And even if they do, they're still using the safe crack pipe, which was the point.

His point (bbs') is that there won't be any .25 cent crack pipes left in the vending machine because the "smart" entrepreneur cleaned out the vending machine.

Obviously this point was over your head.