CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Owners of Illinois glass pipe shops are elated to begin selling bong paraphernalia after the state’s law legalizing recreational marijuana took effect.
CU Glass Connection part-owner Jeremy Sample says he and primary owner Owen Serpetis opened their shop Dec. 16 in anticipation of the new law that started Jan. 1.
Sample told The News-Gazette their main objectives are to bring some legitimacy to the glassblowing industry and prioritize American-made “quality over quantity.”
Products include a variety of dry pipes and water pipes that are crafted by glassblowers from Oregon, Washington, California and Arizona as well as by some local blowers.