He reiterated that the ordinance was not meant to target a hardware dealer selling alligator clips, but head shops in particular.
Smart shop is distinguished from head shops found in many countries.
Following this legislation, the number of head shops declined dramatically from 112 to just 12.
At its height, the neighborhood attracted 43 hip capitalist ventures, including head shops, art galleries, and craft oriented retail stores.
During early 2010, many incidents of firebombing and arson against head shops took place around the country.
The area around the pier was filled with poorly built and maintained buildings that housed seedy biker bars and head shops.
Head shops provide only paraphernalia, whereas smart shops usually sell at least some actual drugs.
In years to come, the comic's sales would be most closely linked with alternative venues such as head shops.
