Summary
Cigarettes exist with white exteriors and with brown exteriors. White exteriors are the most common, made with bleached paper. Brown exteriors may use unbleached paper or tobacco leaf wrappers and are typical of cigarillos or marketed “natural” products. Brown wrapping does not necessarily indicate marijuana.
Context and Scope
The scope covers the appearance of cigarette coverings, the common characteristics of white and brown wrappers, and clarifications regarding possible confusion with marijuana use.
Exhaustive Narrative of Facts
White Wrapper Characteristics
Cigarettes with white exterior wrappers are described as the most common type. They are made with white paper, often bleached with substances such as calcium carbonate, and they are typical of industrial commercial cigarette brands.
Brown Wrapper Characteristics
Cigarettes with brown exterior wrappers are associated with several possibilities. They may be cigarillos or American Blend cigarettes using unbleached brown paper. They may also use a tobacco leaf as the outer covering, in which case they are categorized as cigars or “puritos.” Certain industrial cigarettes use brown paper for a “natural” or “organic” appearance.
Marijuana Wrapping Clarification
Brown exterior wrappers do not automatically mean marijuana. Marijuana joints are often rolled in brown unbleached rolling papers, but they may also use white paper. If a product comes in a commercial package with brown wrapping, it is most likely a tobacco product such as cigarettes or cigarillos.
Practical Takeaways
- White exterior cigarettes are standard, industrial, and bleached.
- Brown exterior cigarettes are commonly cigarillos, cigars, or marketed as “natural” with unbleached wrappers.
- Brown exteriors do not inherently indicate marijuana.
- Marijuana joints can be rolled in either white or brown papers.
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