Unkl Ruckus’s Smoking Emporium & Skate Shop

01/20/2025

It's Martin Luther King's day. So let's celebrate! Unkl Ruckus’s Smoking Emporium & Skate Shop, Purple Moon's Magical Emporium & Midwest Mellow are all 20% off storewide!!

01/16/2025

DES MOINES, Iowa — A new Iowa law has put smoke shops in limbo by adding a 40% tax on glass and metal pipes and b**gs. Senate File 345 was quietly passed at the end of the 2024 legislative se…

01/15/2025

💨💨💨Iowa lawmakers are blowing smoke💨💨💨

This b**g law doesn’t just affect glass makers and retailers, it could set a precedent that is dangerous for all small businesses in the state.

We hope you’ll join us in our fight.

This is an infringement on self-expression, our 5th amendment rights and its taxation without representation.

We don’t want lawmakers to bully us out of our industry. If they can design laws to cut our industry down, then which industry will they strong-arm next?

Make your voice count.

This is a call to action.

Join our cause and add your voice to our coalition The Glass Industry Coalition Of Iowa

01/15/2025

Thank you The Des Moines Register for taking the time to really dive into this and giving us a proper coverage of what is happening here in Iowa!

Please share this article around and help us raise awareness about what our legislators are doing to the small business sect in this state!

WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!!!

Please help spread the word about our change petition and coalition known as The Glass Industry Coalition Of Iowa so that we can garner more public and political support!

We need all the voices we can muster to make a change!!!

You can also donate to our GoFundMe to help with legal fees and other expenses incurred during our fight against S.F.345 at the link below!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/end-senate-file-345-save-iowas-glass-art-industry

https://www.change.org/p/fight-against-senate-file-345-save-iowa-s-glass-art-industry

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/retail/2025/01/14/iowa-40-percent-tax-glass-metal-smoking-pipes-b**gs-glassware-smoke-shop-react/77483751007/

New 40% tax on smoking devices will devastate Iowa smoke shops, owners say See link below ⬇️

01/11/2025

01/11/2025

01/10/2025

Its surreal to believe that this is even happening...

For all those who think we are just throwing smoke this is a very real cause...

A little history of this bill for those who dont know already but this is Senator Dan Dawsons baby in terms of his contribution to legislation. He has been on a crusade against our industry for years and goes about it nice and dirty to get his way.

Senate File 345 was enacted in secrecy during the end of the 2024 legislative session hidden between educational bills as it was shown to pertain to the regulation of illicit drug use and was voted on with effectively no push back.

Now rewind to 2021 when this bill was termed Senate File 363 and you will understand why this is an issue and how they had to go through such lengths to get it passed.

1.) We have fought this bill and defeated it with huge uproar from our community showing what our state wanted without being heard.

2.) We worked with senators to help kill the bill and brought a mass of public attention to the issue to help amend it to be beneficial to all involved and not just the state.

3.) We offered to work with legislators to build a bill that could help grow our industry space while leaving meat on the bone for both parties.

4.) We have been more than willing to help bring more education to our legislators in order to build a better view of our industry and they ignored all of it.

So yeah for those saying we "rolled over" come on down and get a history lesson first.

Now were pi**ed and rightfully so. If you want to help please do so by throwing emails at your senators here in Iowa showing your disgust with their actions, signing our in store and online petitions, joining our coalition or giving a donation to help fight the legal battle we are gearing up for!

Reach out to news outlets to spread coverage acrossed the state and show the public the atrocity that our state representatives are doing in secrecy!

Like and share our posts and help us build a front we can all fight on.

WE NEED OUR GLASS COMMUNITY NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!!

Its rediculous the absolute disreguard these people have for their constituents that have paid their taxes and dues already.

Join us at our coalition page and help make our voices heard or share all this info as far as you possibly can!

Our industry and livelihoods depend on it!

https://www.giciowa.com/

https://www.change.org/p/fight-against-senate-file-345-save-iowa-s-glass-art-industry

https://www.gofundme.com/f/end-senate-file-345-save-iowas-glass-art-industry

12/31/2024

*** ACT NOW TO HELP US MAKE A LOT OF NOISE BEFORE THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION! ***

January of 2025 marks a critical time in our fight for change against Senate File 345 and we need to blow up these legislators and let them know our frustrations with its shadowed passing! Reach out to the leadership of Iowa below and let them know how this bill will impact you and your business, your loved ones and their livelihoods or others you may know operating in the state and that you are not in support of its passing nor how it was passed!

Remember to be cordial as we are dealing with respected individuals of the state and touch on critical talking points like taxation without representation, supporting imported goods over American manufactured goods, denying medical patients the ease of access to be able to use the necessary apparatuses for their medication and then taxing them to death for using a state sanctioned medicine, the impact to small and local businesses and artists, breaching creative freedom to the artist, the demonization of American tradesmen, the attack on the local small business and a Republican key definer stomping on the fight for a free market among other key points.

If you can copy and share this info to your social medias to aid in our fight we would greatly appreciate it! you can also join the cause by adding your voice to our coalition at the link below!

- https://www.giciowa.com/

WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW MORE THAN EVER IOWA NOW LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE AND BLOW THESE EMAILS AND PHONE LINES UP!!!

IOWA LEGISLATURE LEADERSHIP
Senate

President: Amy Sinclair
[email protected]
(515) 725-4122

President Pro Tempore: Brad Zaun
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Majority Leader: Jack Whitver
[email protected]
(515) 281-3560

Assistant Majority Leader: Mike Klimesh
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Assistant Majority Leader: Carrie Koelker
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Assistant Majority Leader: Jeff Reichman
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Minority Leader: Janice Weiner
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Minority Whip: William A. Dotzler Jr.
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Assistant Minority Leader: Claire Celsi
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Assistant Minority Leader: Molly Donahue
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Assistant Minority Leader: Izaah Knox
[email protected]
(515) 281-3371

Assistant Minority Leader: Cindy Winckler
[email protected]
(563) 324-7927
(515) 281-3371

House

Speaker: Pat Grassley
[email protected]
[email protected]
(515) 281-3221

Speaker Pro Tempore: John H. Wills
[email protected]
(515)281-3221

Majority Leader: Matt W. Windschitl
[email protected]
(515) 281-3221

Majority Whip: Henry Stone
[email protected]
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Majority Leader: Jon Dunwell
[email protected]
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Majority Leader: Craig P. Johnson
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Majority Leader: Brent Siegrist
[email protected]
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Majority Leader: David E. Young
[email protected]
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Minority Leader: Jennifer Konfrst
[email protected]
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Minority Whip: Lindsay James
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Minority Leader: Sue Cahill
[email protected]
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Minority Leader: Heather Matson
[email protected]
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Minority Leader: Amy Nielsen
[email protected]
515.281.3221

Assistant Minority Leader: Sharon Sue Steckman
[email protected]
[email protected]
(515) 281-3221

12/31/2024

DECEMBER 31, 2024 - JANUARY 2, 2025

12/31/2024

Shop till you drop today with 31% off storewide and online today and 31% Off online all day January 1st!

This is our last big sale of the year so don't miss out!

We will be open all day long for regular hours 11am - 7pm so grab the goods while the gettin' is good!

DECEMBER 31, 2024 - JANUARY 2, 2025

12/31/2024

Thank you Oxy Glass for getting news out to your spot to help show our craft and bring awareness to this issue.

We have a lot of work ahead of us so please spread the word and help us bring these disgusting drug tactics used by our government to destroy our livelihoods to light and help us save our industry.

We represent art, community, brotherhood and creation. The Iowa legislators need to know what we stand for!

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/iowa-politics/iowa-new-law-tobacco-smoking-regulations-glass-metal-devices-tax/526-fac9ec19-741a-458c-bf2e-c48890316832?fbclid=PAY2xjawHg4QBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpixt8Rag82IA_cH_A5wBuWAnoXp-SkBVwNOShHKQdPK20dkjJrL7X3Lg3w_aem_M6b2zMDVa2RItUz7lEX1sw

On Jan. 1, 2025, a new law going into effect in Iowa will impose a 40% tax on glass and metal smoking devices.

12/30/2024

https://www.kcci.com/article/new-glass-accessories-pipe-law-takes-effect-jan-1/63301340

12/30/2024

The American glass artist and our industry are under attack here in Iowa!

This is a brief article that only scratches the surface of the real issue but we need more publicity!!!

This will set a precedent for all future state legislation changes acrossed th United States if we dont fight back now and if you dont know Iowa we mean POLITICS!!!

Please share this article and write to your state representatives about your concerns for this bill and the impacts it will have on the industry we have built!

Share this issue with local news outlets and blow this up acrossed the state to help us bring awareness to this issue beforw it puts our entire industry in the ground for good!

You can also aid in our fight by joing our coalition at

- https://www.giciowa.com

We appreciate any support you can send our way and hope to fight as long as we can for the cause!

https://www.kcci.com/article/new-glass-accessories-pipe-law-takes-effect-jan-1/63301340

12/27/2024

🎉New Years Celebration Sale🎆
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31% OFF STOREWIDE IN STORE AND ONLINE!

- December 31st, 2024

Sales are available at all affiliate stores!
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Join us at any location below to take advantage of MASSIVE discounts this New Year's!

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12/24/2024

Unkl Ruckus’s Smoking Emporium & Skate Shop & Purple Moon's Magical Emporium will be closing at 3pm today. So we may all spend some time with our families for the holiday.

12/21/2024

Midwest Mellow DSM baby!! Go grab your goodies & last minute gifts for Christmas! We have some fabulous glass blowing classes that make the perfect gift for that unique person on your list this season! Stop in & see Zerron & Lindsey to get signed up today!

🎁🎁Stop N Shop at Unkl Ruckus’s🎁🎁
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Stop on by today and get you special someone a good gift for the holidays.🎄❄️🕎🎅🏼🎁
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Local made glass? Got em✅
Glass jewelry? Got em✅
Puffco products? Got em✅
D9 treats and drinks? Got em✅
Raw material to make gifts? Got em✅
Glass drink ware? Got em✅
Gift cards? Got em✅
Awesome vibes??? We got em!✅✅

We got all of those and so much more!!!
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Also don’t forget we do have a website for last second ordering👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
https://www.unklruckussdsm.store
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Happy Holidays!!! 👀🎁
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12/20/2024

STONE SALE!
50% Off stones & minerals
Dec 20th - 22nd
Purple Moon's Magical Emporium
3427 Merle Hay Road