Pipe
Discovering the accessories every pipe smoker needs
Tamper, lighter with a suitable flame, stand, filters: a pipe smoker’s kit goes well beyond the bowl itself. What each accessory does, and why it is specific to the pipe.
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Cigar
France, among the top 5 buyers of Cuban cigars
Habanos reports turnover up 15 % for 2021, at 568 million dollars, with France among the top 5 buyers. A breakdown of sales by region of the world.
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Shisha
How to travel with your shisha?
Car, train, plane: carrying a water pipe does not answer the same constraints from one mode of transport to the next. The precautions to avoid breakage in the hold.
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Other
The diet to follow when quitting smoking
The fear of putting on weight often comes with giving up tobacco. What the article says about the mechanisms involved and the dietary adjustments put forward to limit it.
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E-cigarette
Inside the e-liquid manufacturing process
Checks on the raw materials, flavours developed in the laboratory, concentrated nicotine handled under seal: the stages of industrial e-liquid production.
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Smoking accessories
BIC or Clipper, what are the differences?
Two makers of disposable lighters, two paths: BIC came from the pen, Flamagas from the pocket lighter. What sets their models and their market positions apart.
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News
Zippo celebrates its 90th anniversary
For its 90th anniversary, Zippo is selling two limited-edition collector’s lighters. A look at the models and at the commercial offer that goes with the birthday.
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E-cigarette
Puffs: a passing craze and its impact on the environment
Disposable electronic cigarettes with sweet flavours, puffs have spread among teenagers. A look at how minors obtain them and at the waste they leave behind.
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Luxury
S.T. Dupont celebrates its 150th anniversary
From the leather workshop opened in Paris in 1872 to the accessories that made its name, S.T. Dupont is 150 years old. A look back at a French family firm.
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E-cigarette
What is an e-liquid?
A PG/VG base, flavourings and sometimes nicotine: what the liquid heated by an electronic cigarette contains, and the criteria put forward for choosing a strength.
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E-cigarette
The right way to care for your vaping device
Emptying the tank, unscrewing the atomiser, rinsing with hot water: the upkeep described to extend the life of a dismantlable electronic cigarette.
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CBD
The 4 different ways to consume CBD
Ingestion, vaporised flower, infusion, massage: the article reviews four ways of using CBD, along with the dosing and timing constraints of each.
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Cigar
Cuban cigar exports are on the rise
According to the Habanos group report, sales of Cuban cigars rose by 15% in 2021 to reach 568 million dollars. A look at the figures reported and at the markets behind them.
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Smoking accessories
What are the advantages of pre-rolled cones?
Pre-rolled cones do away with the technique of rolling. The arguments put forward in their favour, from time saved to a consistent format, and what they change in practice.
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CBD
What are the risks of possessing CBD?
CBD is legal but looks much like cannabis. What a police check involves in practice: labelled packaging, a receipt, and the grey areas that remain.
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Shisha
The most unusual shishas
A cannon, a cactus: the Hookah Battle competition brings together makers of hand-built water pipes every year. A look back at some of the most astonishing entries.
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Smoking accessories
Where do Blunt wraps come from?
A natural tobacco leaf used for rolling, the Blunt wrap comes from the nineteenth-century Caribbean. What the term covers and the variants offered today.
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E-cigarette
Is the French president hooked on the e-cig?
After pictures circulated online, an official photograph taken on 13 March shows Emmanuel Macron with an electronic cigarette in hand. What the image and the press say.
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CBD
Vaping and CBD: what are the effects?
CBD e-liquids have been winning users since flowers returned to the market. The effects attributed to them, and the rules framing their cannabidiol content.
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Cigar
Box-pressed cigars, what you need to know
Less common than cylindrical cigars, box-pressed cigars usually owe their square shape to the pressure of the packing. The accounts given of their Cuban origin.
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Cigar
Passing through Montreal? Four cigar lounges to visit
Bars where enthusiasts can smoke together, cigar lounges have grown in popularity since the 1990s. Four Montreal addresses, with their setting and their range.
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