High Times Smoke Shop

High Times Smoke Shop on Fourth Street is the kind of place people downriver name first when you ask where to go. Locals will tell you it's the number one smoke shop in the area, and the reason comes up again and again: Sam, the owner, and his crew. Ask anyone who shops here and they'll mention how helpful and knowledgeable the team is, how they treat you like family whether you're loading up or just grabbing one thing. One regular put it simply after a first visit with his daughter, calling it his number one smoke shop.

The word around Lincoln Park is that the prices here are hard to beat. People who shop here swear by the value on vape juice, with more than one person saying it runs about half of what they've paid elsewhere for the same name brands. Sam has a reputation for treating folks right even on a small purchase, and the good deals keep regulars coming back rather than shopping anywhere else. For a small store, they pack in a solid variety.

You'll find vapes and disposables, plenty of e-liquid and vape juice, cigars, glass pipes and water pipes, tobacco pipes, rolling papers and the usual smoking accessories. We've heard from folks who roll their own that the staff know their tobacco and can match you to the right blend for what you smoke. If they don't have something, the team makes a point of keeping what people want in stock. It's a friendly, welcoming spot, and the reputation across the area backs that up.

A few people have run into a snag on returns for a disposable that didn't work, so it's worth asking about their policy up front, but that's the rare grumble against a whole lot of goodwill. For a well-regarded smoke shop in Lincoln Park with fair prices and people who actually help, High Times earns the loyalty it gets.