A head shop is a retail outlet specializing in paraphernalia used for consumption of cannabis and tobacco and items related to cannabis culture and related countercultures. They emerged from the hippie counterculture in the late 1960s, and at that time, many of them had close ties to the anti-Vietnam War movement as well as groups in the marijuana legalization movement like LeMar, Amorphia, and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
The "Nirvana" head shop in Dublin, Ireland. A large image of a cannabis leaf adorns the front of the store.
Bongs and pipes on display at a typical head shop
The "Electric Fetus" head shop in Saint Cloud, Minnesota (closed)
"Drug paraphernalia" is a term to denote any equipment, product or accessory that is intended or modified for making, using or concealing drugs, typically for recreational purposes. Drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine are related to a wide range of paraphernalia.
Bongs are an example of user-specific paraphernalia, in this case for the use of cannabis.
Banknotes frequently changes hands, increasing the risk of exposure to viruses from past users.
A collection of safe drug use supplies commonly used to inject heroin, fentanyl, or other illicit opioids
Food grade N2O charger (bottom right), cracker (top right) and balloon
