Colorado’s Amendment 64 decriminalized up to an ounce of marijuana possession for adults over 21, and an under recognized Colorado industry is about to become an enormous gold rush. Colorado is about to experience huge growth in the glass blowing industry. Not only did 64 decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis, it also has enormous implications for the glass blowing industry because it also legalized the related glass paraphernalia which is used with the newly freed plant.
Many noteworthy glass blowers from the region are at this moment making a historical name for themselves, and thanks to the passage of Amendment 64, some of these courageous entrepreneurs will be planting their feet down in Colorado to produce glass art for a long time to come. Moreover, the new found freedoms we are enjoying will usher in legions of new glass blowing talent, ensuring a rich productive landscape with very much collaborative entrepreneurial potential.
This should all come as a great inspiration to a new generation of glass blowers and head shops in Colorado who deserve the legitimacy and business growth that will come with the passage of Amendment 64.
It is sensible to issue a word of caution because all these changes are fairly new. There is always a backlash between new laws and ways of doing things, especially between the state and federal laws as they differ. The issue of smoke glass art not being illegal paraphernalia is not completely resolved on a federal level, nor when it comes to shipping certain smoke items to particular states, and this should equally give glass producers pause to consider what they’re doing very carefully. This is not to instill fear, but rather sensible consideration since we can’t always know what the government will do. Of course we all hope that the government will ease up and be reasonable, and people should always do their very best to be law abiding citizens as much as practically possible.
In any case, who could imagine creative and rebellious people giving up this smoke glass craft under any circumstances? It has become a prolific cultural phenomenon unto itself. Yes, it can certainly be a profitable thing to master the art of blowing glass, and there’s always this exceptional opposition from some who are more conservative in their lifestyle to put an end to it. However, look how pervasive the culture has become. The glass blowing industry is here to stay in Colorado, and many people are becoming or will become wealthy making pipes and water pipes.
