A blunt is a

cigar A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco leaves made to be smoked. Cigars are produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made of three distinct components: the filler, the binder l ...

that has been hollowed out and filled with

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. It is rolled with the

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

-leaf "wrap", usually from an inexpensive cigar, or any other wrap that isn’t a joint paper that has glue. A blunt is different from a

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, which uses

rolling paper Rolling paper is a specialty paper used for making cigarettes (commercially manufactured filter cigarettes and individually made roll-your-own cigarettes). Rolling papers are packs of several cigarette-size sheets, often folded inside a cardboa ...

History and etymology

The practice originated in cities such as

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, and

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. Blunts take their name from Phillies Blunt brand cigars, although any commonly available inexpensive cigar or

cigarillo A cigarillo (from Spanish ''cigarrillo'', meaning "cigarette", in turn from ''cigarro'' ("cigar") + ''-illo'' (diminutive suffix), pronounced in parts of Latin America or in Spain) is a short, narrow cigar. Unlike cigarettes, cigarillos are wr ...

may be used, depending on suitability and availability. Other common synonyms for a blunt include "El-P" or "L" (from the El Producto brand) and "Dutch" (from

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). Backwoods, Swisher Sweets,

White Owl White Owls are American-made, machine produced cigars. The logo consists of a snowy owl perched on a cigar. The brand is owned by Swedish Match and was formerly owned by General Cigar Company. History White Owl is a cigar that was first prod ...

and 4ks cigars/cigarillos are other popular brands for rolling blunts. Marijuana blunt

Readymade blunts

Blunts also come as ready made tobacco wraps with hundreds of flavors across numerous brands. In addition to using cheap cigars and cigarillos to smoke cannabis, cigar wraps or "blunt wraps" are also used.

Tobacco industry term

In the

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, a

blunt Blunt may refer to: * Blunt (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) * Blunt (cigar), a term used in the cigar industry to designate blunt-tipped, usually factory-rolled cigars * Blunt (cannabis), a slang term used in cannabis cult ...

is defined as a

that is wider than a

and not quite as wide as a Corona. A cigarillo that has been split and re-rolled with marijuana is still called a blunt in

cannabis culture Cannabis culture describes a social atmosphere or series of associated social behaviors that depends heavily upon cannabis consumption, particularly as an Entheogenic use of cannabis, entheogen, recreational drug and Medical cannabis, medicine. ...

Nicotine addiction

Due to the tobacco content in the wrapper leaf, blunts carry with them the risks of tobacco use, including

nicotine addiction Nicotine is a natural product, naturally produced alkaloid in the nightshade family of plants (most predominantly in tobacco and ''Duboisia hopwoodii'') and is widely used recreational drug use, recreationally as a stimulant and anxiolytic. As ...

.Australian Government Department of Health: National Cannabis Strategy Consultation Paper
. 2005. page 4. "Cannabis has been described as a 'Trojan Horse' for nicotine addiction, given the usual method of mixing cannabis with tobacco when preparing marijuana for administration."

References

{{reflist American slang Cannabis culture Cannabis smoking Cigars

History and etymology

Readymade blunts

Tobacco industry term

Nicotine addiction

See also

References