a blunt wrap is a wider, thicker sheet than a rolling paper. what it's made of decides the rest: whether there's nicotine in it, how it burns, and how you seal it.
- tobacco leaf wraps and cigars contain nicotine. Backwoods included.
- hemp and palm leaf don't. no tobacco, no nicotine.
- they all roll the same way. a little moisture, an even fill, a tight tuck.
the main types
tobacco leaf wraps
whole or pressed tobacco leaf. burns slow and heavy. Al Capone leaves.
Backwoods
cigars with a natural tobacco leaf wrapper, five to a resealable pack. Backwoods 5-pack.
hemp wraps
pressed hemp. the closest tobacco-free match to a leaf wrap, often flavoured. Hemp a Rillo.
check the pack. some brands make both. King Palm sells tobacco-free palm rolls and tobacco leaf wraps. the name on the pack tells you which is which.
rolling with a wrap
- moisten it lightly. hemp wraps need less than tobacco leaf. too wet and it tears.
- spread the fill evenly along the middle.
- tuck the near edge over and roll it tight.
- wet the last strip and press it down to seal.
- give it a minute to dry before you light it.
not in the mood to roll? blunt cones are the same idea, already rolled. fill and twist. there's more in hemp cones and blunt cones.
the short of it
tobacco leaf or Backwoods if you want a classic blunt, with the nicotine that comes with it. hemp or palm if you don't want tobacco. roll any of them with a light touch of moisture and an even fill.
