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RAW is a brand of rolling papers created in 1995 by Josh Kesselman. They are designed to be used for smoking tobacco and cannabis. RAW filters and hand- rolling machines are also available.
RAW is a brand of rolling papers created in 1995 by Josh Kesselman. They are designed to be used for smoking tobacco and cannabis. RAW filters and hand- rolling machines are also available.
History
In 1993, after selling all of his possessions, Josh Kesselman was able to start a small smoke shop named Knuckleheads inGainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...
which imported specialty rolling papers from Europe and sold smoking paraphernalia. In 1996, Kesselman accidentally sold a bong to a woman whose father worked for the US government. Kesselman was raided and placed under house arrest
In justice and law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or, in modern times, electronic monitoring) is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to their residence. Travel is usually restricted, if all ...
. Later that year, Kesselman moved to Arizona to start a smoke shop
A tobacconist, also called a tobacco shop, a tobacconist's shop or a smoke shop, is a retailer of tobacco products in various forms and the related accoutrements, such as pipes, lighters, matches, pipe cleaners, and pipe tampers. More specia ...
supply and distribution company called HBI.
By 1997, the business was expanding. Kesselman met the owner of an old rolling paper factory in Spain's Alcoy region who looked to create and sell new products. Kesselman joined and later developed two brands, Juicy Jay's
Juicy Jay's is a brand of flavored rolling paper, Cigar Tobaccos, and Cigar Wraps. Each paper has a printed pattern to match its flavor, and features a sugar-based gum. It is one of the few brands of flavored papers remaining in the USA after an FD ...
, which were flavored papers, and Elements, which is similar to rice papers.
In 2004, Kesselman made a $1 million investment to a supplier of natural, unprocessed and unbleached hemp fiber
Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a botanical class of ''Cannabis sativa'' cultivars grown specifically for industrial or medicinal use. It can be used to make a wide range of products. Along with bamboo, hemp is among the fastest growing plants o ...
, which could be marketed as "vegan" papers. The concept was successful and RAW became the first company to offer "vegan" papers. In 2005, RAW started mass production.
Wiz Khalifa dedicated a song to the brand, titled "Raw." Mary Schumacher of ''The Fresh Toast'' recommended RAW rolling papers to people who smoke cannabis.
See also
*Roll-your-own
A roll-your-own (RYO) cigarette, also called a handrolled cigarette, is a cigarette made from loose tobacco (usually a ''shag'' cut) and rolling paper. Factory-made cigarettes are called industrial cigarettes.
Rolling tobacco
Rolling tobacc ...
* List of rolling papers
References
External links
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