The seller of pipes and utensils is not just a cigarette shop. Chic cannabis equipment is now easily available in local decoration stores such as Berte in Beacon.

"Anything precious and special can be put in these unique handmade jars," said local artist Amy Dooley. "Storage can mean anything. People store all kinds of things." 

Thanks to the legalization of recreational marijuana in New York, holiday shopping this year has become easier. Not because you can try to come up with gift ideas (no matter what your boat floats, of course), but because you can now find unique cannabis equipment in homes and tobacco shops in many areas. There is a perfect gift for any smoker in your life, and at every price point.

Keep in mind that due to nuances in the law that has not yet been updated, cannabis equipment is still sold under the name "For Tobacco Use Only." Shopkeepers are unwilling to get into trouble because they sell items considered to be drug paraphernalia. However, if you know, you know.

Sometimes, shoppers may buy a $40 Sackville & Co. grinder at Berte in Beacon (500 Main Street) and ask if it is used for peppercorns. Shop founder Aimée deSimone just said, "I think it would be rough." She sells the gold version-a great gift-and, depending on the availability, it may also be black or pink.

Items adjacent to marijuana, such as this colorful Jonathan Adler puzzle from Tabac & Company, are also great gifts (suitable for almost anyone).

In general, beautiful marijuana items account for only a small portion of Berte's offering. But Tabac & Company in Hudson was launched online on December 1, and hemp daily necessities were the only thing on sale. The owner, Gabriel Hurtado, envisions his online store as a modern upgrade of the main store he frequented when he was young. He hopes to open as a physical space in the late summer of 2022.

"Growing up as a gay kid in Pennsylvania, I used to run to New Hope," he said. There is a "very welcoming" head office in that small town. "This is a place where I can feel myself more," he recalled.

Now that he is older, the cheap inferior pipes bought from the tobacco shop are not something he wants to decorate his coffee table-or use. Therefore, he started to plan beautiful items that he would be happy to bring from "different companies this designer aesthetics to the products you want to show".

Most cannabis equipment sellers still sell their products as "tobacco use only", such as this elegant Tsubota lighter.

He sells "tobacco-only" gifts for any marijuana lover, from KLIP grinders ($150) to elegant Tsubota lighters ($45) to various pipes.

"Some of the pipes are very streamlined and elegant, some are very whimsical-they look like an ice cream cone with something sprinkled on it," Hurtado said.

Berte carries ceramic tubes made by Michigan potter Debbie Carlos. They are both beautiful and easy to use. "Curled tube [68 US dollars] and knotted tube [80 US dollars]... Both look like decorations. You will see interesting things on a pile of books, but these are practical," De Simon said .

They are made of natural speckled clay with a white glaze, and although looking at it might make you wonder how it works, it does a great job. "I have used it personally and I gave it to a friend. It smokes like a champion."

Berte holds a pipe by Michigan potter Debbie Carlos (Debbie Carlos), which can easily be mistaken for decorations. 

DeSimone said that if the pipe feels too straightforward, choose the ultimate holiday gift of 2021: anything that “weeds next to each other”. At Tabac & Company, these products include household items such as glass trays, on which you can roll joints, vintage and medieval ashtrays, artwork or interesting objects if you want to attract stone lovers and creative People, such as Dr. Seuss’s picture books, and jigsaw puzzles, including a colorful 1,000 piece Christian Lacroix jigsaw puzzle ($25), and another puzzle made by Jonathan Adler with lips and billowing smoke Games ($35).

In Berte, a 58-dollar Mamasun ceramic jar with a cork ball lid is painted with whimsical clouds. "This is a very interesting storage tank. If [hemp] is not your dish, you can put leaf tea in it," she said. "Adding to your hemp accessories is a beautiful and interesting thing."

Local artist Amy Dooley is the owner of Studio 89 at Highland (89 Vineyard Ave.), and she just made her first ceramic storage tank just in time for this holiday. The countertop is made of reclaimed wood. "This is my first work with a cover. I have just embarked on this journey," she said.

A small jar is 30 dollars, and a large jar is 50 dollars. People can buy them online-remember that the shipping speed is slower than usual.

Dooley thinks they are trinket jars.

"Anything precious and special can be put into these unique handmade jars. Just like your favorite cup, your little place is very popular with you, and you can make things you like very much," Dooley Say. "Stash can mean anything. People hide all kinds of things."

Finally, looking for a cheap stocking filler? Berte is pleased to scroll through the papers from Z's Life. "They have a filter and a magnet closure," deSimone said. The paper itself is made of flax, but what really stands out is the box. Buy one made of copper ($8) or another that looks like leather ($10).

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Alexandra Zissu is a New Yorker born and raised. She spent her childhood weekends and summers in the Hudson Valley. She was completely transplanted to New Paltz in 2013 with her family. The farm where they provide food-this is the best move ever. Every day I woke up to see the scenery of Gunks supporting her. She is obsessed with family dinners, likes to try to grow vegetables with her two daughters, talk to trees while walking in the woods, raise kittens, and write six books all about the environment and health.