FL House bans bongs- exempts "briar, meerschaum, clay or corn cob" pipes

[The Straight Story]

Bill to outlaw 'bong' pipes clears House

The Florida House has passed a bill outlawing the sale of marijuana pipes known as "bongs."

The House passed the bill (HB 49) on a 112-3 vote Wednesday. That was after approval of an amendment that exempts "briar, meerschaum, clay or corn cob" pipes.

State law currently allows certain retailers to sell the pipes. Any sale of marijuana pipes would be a first-degree misdemeanor if the bill becomes law. Second and subsequent violations would jump to a third-degree felony.

Democratic Rep. Darryl Rouson of St. Petersburg says his bill sends a message against illegal drug use by making the pipes inaccessible at stores "down the street" from schools.

The Senate is considering a companion bill.

http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/4/24/fl_house_bans_bongs_.html

[Mopar151]

1. Back to Home Depot for more parts!

Their screens are seriously overpriced, because you have to buy a faucet areator kit.

[Nevernose]

3. LOL I was 28 before I lived in a house

Where the water from the faucets dispensed as designed. They're free if you steal them from other people's faucets!

Ah, the good ol' days...

[spanone]

2. wasting america's time & money, one shitty piece of legislation at a time

sounds just like tennessee

[Nevernose]

4. I feel safer already! n/t

[bluedigger]

5. They're still cool with all the scrip dispensaries though, right?

[Iggo]

6. Oh, thank gawd.

The children, people!

The children!

[no_hypocrisy]

7. They forgot apples and potatoes . . . .

[jmowreader]

8. This is a list of items considered drug paraphernalia in the state of Florida

http://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2012/893.145

I like how it says "bongs" are an item of drug paraphernalia but doesn't define what a bong is. I also wonder if they know what "shisha tobacco" is - and that it's legitimately smoked in a water pipe.

[JVS]

9. Switch to the clay pipes. Those would work fine for weed.