What Do Smoke Shops Sell? A Walk Along the Wall
If you’ve never been inside one, a smoke shop can look like a wall of brightly colored boxes with no labels that make sense. Here’s what’s actually on it, section by section.
The short answer
Most smoke shops sell some mix of these:
- Disposable vapes — the biggest section in most shops now
- Flower and pre-rolls
- Edibles, gummies and drinks
- CBD products
- Kratom
- Glass — pipes, bongs, bubblers and rigs
- Hookahs and shisha
- Cigars
- Accessories — lighters, grinders, papers, wraps, ashtrays
Not every shop carries all of it, and what’s on the shelf changes week to week. Below is what each section actually is, and the one or two things worth asking about each.
Behind the counter: vapes
Disposables are most of the wall
Walk into almost any smoke shop and the first thing you see is a wall of disposable vapes — small, pre-filled devices you use until they’re empty and then throw away. Brands like Lost Mary, RAZ and Geek Bar come in dozens of flavors each, and new models land constantly.
They usually sit behind the counter, so you’ll be pointing and asking. That’s normal.
Ask which kind you’re looking at
Disposables don’t all contain the same thing, and boxes can look very similar across categories. If you’re not sure what a particular one is, ask. It’s the most useful question you can ask at the vape counter.
Popular brands are also the most copied. If you want to know how to spot a fake, we wrote guides for Lost Mary and RAZ, and a general one on checking a cart before you buy.
Flower and pre-rolls
Many smoke shops now carry hemp flower, usually labeled as THCA flower, kept in jars or sealed packs. Pre-rolls are the same thing already rolled, sold singly or in packs.
The thing worth asking for here is the lab report, sometimes called a COA. A good shop can show you one for what’s on its shelf. If you’ve never read one, here’s how to read a lab report. See our flower selection.
Edibles, gummies and drinks
This shelf has grown fast. You’ll typically find gummies and other edibles, canned THC drinks, and mushroom gummies.
Mushroom gummies confuse people more than anything else in the shop, because the name doesn’t tell you what’s in them. We wrote a separate guide on what’s actually in them. Read the label, and ask if it doesn’t answer your question.
CBD
Gummies, tinctures and edibles, usually on their own shelf. Look for the same thing as with flower: a lab report that matches the batch. Here’s our CBD selection.
Kratom
Kratom comes in three main forms: extract shots, powders and capsules. If someone in your group asked you to pick some up, find out which form and which product they meant before you go — the shelf has a lot of similar-looking options. See our kratom shelf.
Glass
This is the section that gave smoke shops their old nickname, head shops. Hand pipes, bongs, bubblers and dab rigs, in everything from simple clear glass to collector pieces.
If you don’t know the difference between those four, you’re in good company — here’s bong vs bubbler vs dab rig in plain English. Browse our glass.
Hookahs and shisha
Hookahs, the flavored shisha that goes in them, coals and the small parts — hoses, bowls, foil. Brands like Cloud X and Starbuzz are common. If you’re putting one together for a group or a party, tell the staff how many people; it changes what you need. More in our guide to types of hookah, or see our hookah and shisha.
Cigars
Some smoke shops have a proper humidor; plenty don’t. A humidor is the climate-controlled cabinet or room that keeps cigars from drying out, and it’s worth looking for in Florida, where air conditioning pulls the moisture out of everything.
At iSmokee, the humidor is at our Orlando store only. Singles run from $8 to around $40, and our staff take the cigars out for you. The full walkthrough is in buying cigars in Orlando.
The small stuff
Lighters, grinders, rolling papers and wraps, ashtrays, cleaning supplies, travel cases. It’s easy to overlook, but it’s often the reason people come in. See our accessories.
Smoke shop, vape shop or tobacco shop?
The names overlap, and nobody enforces them, but roughly:
- A tobacco shop leans toward tobacco — cigars, pipe tobacco, sometimes cigarettes.
- A vape shop is mostly vapes and vape hardware.
- A smoke shop is usually the widest of the three: vapes, glass, hookah, hemp products, accessories, and sometimes cigars.
If you’re after one specific thing, it’s worth a quick call before you drive over, whatever the sign says.
Before you go
- Bring ID. Smoke shops sell to adults 21 and over, and ours ask everyone, every time. Out-of-state licenses and passports are fine.
- Check at the counter. All sales are final at our stores, so look properly before you pay.
- Ask. Staff would rather answer a question than watch you guess.
We wrote more on this in smoke shop etiquette.
Looking for a smoke shop near you in Orlando?
We have two stores near Disney. Both carry everything above except cigars, which are Orlando only.
iSmokee Orlando — 8526 Palm Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32836 · (407) 778-1221
Open 9:00 AM to 2:30 AM, every day. Free parking. About five minutes from Disney Springs.
iSmokee Kissimmee — 5038 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34746 · (407) 507-2103
9:00 AM to 11:00 PM Monday and Tuesday, 9:00 AM to midnight Wednesday through Sunday. Free parking.
After midnight, Orlando is the one that’s open.