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 cardboard wrapper. They are also known as 'blanks', which are used to encase tobacco or cannabis.[1] It may be flavoured.
Rolling papers are also used for rolling cannabis cigarettes called Joints.
The first cigarette paper was produced in Alcoy, Spain, in 1764. Paper cigarettes became popular in the second half of the 19th century, displacing the more expensive cigars and cigarillos.
As cigars and cigarillos were expensive, the beggars of Spain would collect the cigar butts from the ground and roll them in pieces of paper to be smoked. During the Crimean War this culture became more prevalent and British soldiers learned how to roll tobacco in newspapers. Frequent use of rolling paper became a custom, and to fulfil the need, rolling paper companies Pay-Pay, Smoking, and Rizla emerged.[2]
Composition
Several brands of rolling papers
Cigarette paper is made from thin and lightweight "rag fibers" (nonwood plant fibers) such as flax, hemp, sisal, rice straw, and esparto. The paper is available in rolls and rectangular sheets of varying sizes, and has a narrow strip of glue along one long edge. It may be transparent, colored and flavored. It has a high filler content and a basis weight of 10-28 g/m2. To control the smoking properties, this paper has a porosity that is suited to the type of tobacco and contains additives that regulate burning.[3] One critical paper characteristic is permeability; its primary physical influence is smoke dilution. Among the fillers used are calcium carbonate to influence the permeability and color, magnesium carbonate to improve ash color, or titanium oxide if a particularly white ash is required.[4]Sodium potassium tartrate (Seignette's salt), sodium and potassium citrate are used as a combustion regulator in cigarette paper, increased levels result in faster burning papers.[5]Poly(vinyl alcohol) in aqueous solution is used for cigarette adhesives.[6]
Permeability is defined as the measure of the volume of air that flows through a specified area of cigarette paper in a given unit of time. It is measured in CORESTA units. US commercial filter cigarette brands have paper permeability between 14 and 51 CORESTA units. Increased cigarette paper permeability results in increased smoke dilution with air.[7]
Fire-resistant cigarettes, which reduce the risk of fire from unattended cigarettes, are made with special paper that includes a plastic compound, ethylene vinyl acetate. If a cigarette made with this type of paper is left unattended, the plastic in the paper will help the cigarette self-extinguish.
Other specialty papers for tobacco products are:
Imitation cork paper is a brownish yellow colored paper used for the production of cigarette tips. It has an imitation cork imprint and joins the filter to the tobacco stick.
Filter encasing paper is used for the production of acetate or cellulose filters. The tip paper may be covered with polyvinyl alcohol.[8]
Cigar or cigarillo casing paper holds the chopped tobacco together and serves as the inner casing.
Consumption
United States
In 2008, Tobacconist Magazine called roll-your-own (RYO) the tobacco industry's fastest growing segment. It estimates that 2–4% of cigarette smokers in the United States, or approximately 2.6 million people, make their own cigarettes. Many of these smokers have switched in response to increasingly high taxes on manufactured cigarettes.[9]
Canada
In 2000, a Canadian government survey estimated that 9% of Canada's 6,000,000 cigarette smokers smoked hand-rolled cigarettes "sometimes or most of the time", 7% smoked roll-your-owns "exclusively", and over 90% of rolling papers sold in Canada were for tobacco consumption. A more recent 2009 study has shown that approximately 925,000 Canadians roll their own cigarettes.[10]
United Kingdom
According to The Publican, "Low price RYO has seen an astonishing rise of 175% in [2007] as cigarette smokers look for cheaper alternatives and to control the size of their smoke".[11] The National Health Service has reported that roll-your-own use has more than doubled since 1990, from 11% to 24%. Many of these smokers apparently believe that hand-rolled cigarettes are less harmful than manufactured products,[12] although it is equally possible that the increase is due to the steep rise in prices since the early-1990s to the present day.[13]
Thailand
In Thailand, roll-your-own smokers have long exceeded those for manufactured brands;[14] Often, cheaper papers without gum are kept constantly between the fingers while smoking[citation needed]
New Zealand
The New ZealandMinistry of Health reported in 2005 that: 'The ratio of roll-your-own to manufactured or tailor-made cigarettes consumed by New Zealanders has risen over (at least) the past decade, perhaps reflecting price differences between these products, and currently approaching 50 percent overall.'[15]
India
As the prices of cigarettes rise year after year, roll-your-own is becoming a trend among Indian smokers. Rolling papers and rolling tobacco are now easily accessible and can be bought at almost any Pan Shops in India.[citation needed]
Taxation
Consumers' switching to roll-your-own has led to a response among certain tax authorities. In the United States, Indiana and Kentucky tax rolling papers. Kentucky set its tax at $0.25 per pack (for up to 32 leaves, larger packs are taxed at $0.0078 per leaf) in 2006 despite complaints from manufacturers. Louisiana Revised Statute 47:338.261 allows up to $1.25 per pack at retail.
Regulation
United States
The FDA stated in 2011 that every brand (including private labels) of cigarette rolling papers sold in the US must submit their ingredients and seek agency approval or withdraw from the marketplace by March of that year if they had not been sold in the US before February 15, 2007.[16]
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^Leatherdale, Scott T; Kaiserman, Murray; Ahmed, Rashid (16 March 2009). "The roll-your-own cigarette market in Canada: a cross-sectional exploratory study". Tob Induc Dis. 5 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/1617-9625-5-5. PMC2666659. PMID 19291309.
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Cigarette papers redirects here For the 1996 book see The Cigarette Papers 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 cardboard wrapper They are also known as blanks which are used to encase tobacco or cannabis 1 It may be flavoured Rolling papers are also used for rolling cannabis cigarettes called Joints Filter cigarette Cigarette filterImitation cork tip paperCigarette paperTobaccoCapsule optional not shown Ink not shown Glue not shown Contents 1 History 2 Composition 3 Consumption 3 1 United States 3 2 Canada 3 3 United Kingdom 3 4 Thailand 3 5 New Zealand 3 6 India 4 Taxation 5 Regulation 5 1 United States 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit 1898 French cigarette paper advertisement poster Further information Rizla HistoryThe first cigarette paper was produced in Alcoy Spain in 1764 Paper cigarettes became popular in the second half of the 19th century displacing the more expensive cigars and cigarillos As cigars and cigarillos were expensive the beggars of Spain would collect the cigar butts from the ground and roll them in pieces of paper to be smoked During the Crimean War this culture became more prevalent and British soldiers learned how to roll tobacco in newspapers Frequent use of rolling paper became a custom and to fulfil the need rolling paper companies Pay Pay Smoking and Rizla emerged 2 Composition Edit Several brands of rolling papers Cigarette paper is made from thin and lightweight rag fibers nonwood plant fibers such as flax hemp sisal rice straw and esparto The paper is available in rolls and rectangular sheets of varying sizes and has a narrow strip of glue along one long edge It may be transparent colored and flavored It has a high filler content and a basis weight of 10 28 g m2 To control the smoking properties this paper has a porosity that is suited to the type of tobacco and contains additives that regulate burning 3 One critical paper characteristic is permeability its primary physical influence is smoke dilution Among the fillers used are calcium carbonate to influence the permeability and color magnesium carbonate to improve ash color or titanium oxide if a particularly white ash is required 4 Sodium potassium tartrate Seignette s salt sodium and potassium citrate are used as a combustion regulator in cigarette paper increased levels result in faster burning papers 5 Poly vinyl alcohol in aqueous solution is used for cigarette adhesives 6 Permeability is defined as the measure of the volume of air that flows through a specified area of cigarette paper in a given unit of time It is measured in CORESTA units US commercial filter cigarette brands have paper permeability between 14 and 51 CORESTA units Increased cigarette paper permeability results in increased smoke dilution with air 7 Fire resistant cigarettes which reduce the risk of fire from unattended cigarettes are made with special paper that includes a plastic compound ethylene vinyl acetate If a cigarette made with this type of paper is left unattended the plastic in the paper will help the cigarette self extinguish Other specialty papers for tobacco products are Imitation cork paper is a brownish yellow colored paper used for the production of cigarette tips It has an imitation cork imprint and joins the filter to the tobacco stick Filter encasing paper is used for the production of acetate or cellulose filters The tip paper may be covered with polyvinyl alcohol 8 Cigar or cigarillo casing paper holds the chopped tobacco together and serves as the inner casing Consumption EditUnited States Edit In 2008 Tobacconist Magazine called roll your own RYO the tobacco industry s fastest growing segment It estimates that 2 4 of cigarette smokers in the United States or approximately 2 6 million people make their own cigarettes Many of these smokers have switched in response to increasingly high taxes on manufactured cigarettes 9 Canada Edit In 2000 a Canadian government survey estimated that 9 of Canada s 6 000 000 cigarette smokers smoked hand rolled cigarettes sometimes or most of the time 7 smoked roll your owns exclusively and over 90 of rolling papers sold in Canada were for tobacco consumption A more recent 2009 study has shown that approximately 925 000 Canadians roll their own cigarettes 10 United Kingdom Edit According to The Publican Low price RYO has seen an astonishing rise of 175 in 2007 as cigarette smokers look for cheaper alternatives and to control the size of their smoke 11 The National Health Service has reported that roll your own use has more than doubled since 1990 from 11 to 24 Many of these smokers apparently believe that hand rolled cigarettes are less harmful than manufactured products 12 although it is equally possible that the increase is due to the steep rise in prices since the early 1990s to the present day 13 Thailand Edit In Thailand roll your own smokers have long exceeded those for manufactured brands 14 Often cheaper papers without gum are kept constantly between the fingers while smoking citation needed New Zealand Edit The New Zealand Ministry of Health reported in 2005 that The ratio of roll your own to manufactured or tailor made cigarettes consumed by New Zealanders has risen over at least the past decade perhaps reflecting price differences between these products and currently approaching 50 percent overall 15 India Edit As the prices of cigarettes rise year after year roll your own is becoming a trend among Indian smokers Rolling papers and rolling tobacco are now easily accessible and can be bought at almost any Pan Shops in India citation needed Taxation EditConsumers switching to roll your own has led to a response among certain tax authorities In the United States Indiana and Kentucky tax rolling papers Kentucky set its tax at 0 25 per pack for up to 32 leaves larger packs are taxed at 0 0078 per leaf in 2006 despite complaints from manufacturers Louisiana Revised Statute 47 338 261 allows up to 1 25 per pack at retail Regulation EditUnited States Edit The FDA stated in 2011 that every brand including private labels of cigarette rolling papers sold in the US must submit their ingredients and seek agency approval or withdraw from the marketplace by March of that year if they had not been sold in the US before February 15 2007 16 See also EditList of rolling papersReferences Edit What Are Rolling Papers Rolling Papers Definition By Weedmaps Weedmaps Retrieved 2021 03 25 Rolling Papers The History Full Guide My Rolling Tray myrollingtray com Retrieved 2021 05 06 Rudolf Patt Othar Kordsachia Richard Suttinger Yoshito Ohtani Jochen F Hoesch Peter Ehrler Rudolf Eichinger Herbert Holik Udo Hamm Michael E Rohmann Peter Mummenhoff Erich Petermann Richard F Miller Dieter Frank Renke Wilken Heinrich L Baumgarten Gert Heinz Rentrop 2007 Paper and Pulp Ullmann s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 7th ed Wiley pp 1 157 doi 10 1002 14356007 a18 545 T C Tso 2007 Tobacco Ullmann s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 7th ed Wiley pp 1 26 doi 10 1002 14356007 a27 123 Jean Maurice Kassaian 2007 Tartaric Acid Ullmann s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 7th ed Wiley pp 1 8 doi 10 1002 14356007 a26 163 Manfred L Hallensleben 2007 Polyvinyl Compounds Others Ullmann s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 7th ed Wiley pp 1 18 doi 10 1002 14356007 a21 743 Ken Podraza Basic Principles of Cigarette Design and Function PDF Philip Morris USA F L Marten 2002 Vinyl Alcohol Polymers Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 5th ed Wiley p 26 doi 10 1002 0471238961 2209142513011820 a01 pub2 Iver Peterson Roll your owns cuts taxes New York Times October 14 2002 TTB stats Leatherdale Scott T Kaiserman Murray Ahmed Rashid 16 March 2009 The roll your own cigarette market in Canada a cross sectional exploratory study Tob Induc Dis 5 1 5 doi 10 1186 1617 9625 5 5 PMC 2666659 PMID 19291309 The Publican Home Tobacco sales drop in Scotland BBC Smoker poll reveals roll ups myth May 30 2006 Online copy Shop For E Cigs E Liquids amp Vapes with free UK delivery Cigarette Consumption Thailand Health Promotion Institute PDF document Archived 2006 07 21 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Health Seeing through the Smoke Tobacco Monitoring in New Zealand Public Health Intelligence Occasional Bulletin 26 2005 PDF document Archived copy PDF Food and Drug Administration Archived from the original PDF on 2017 02 22 Retrieved 2019 12 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cigarette rolling papers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rolling paper amp oldid 1122846119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
