CBD
CBD, a product still little known to the French
A Yougov survey measures what French people know about CBD: many have heard of it, few could explain it. The results, and the legal backdrop of the moment.
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Pipe
The clay pipe, an institution in Saint-Omer
First tobacco plants in 1635, factories by the dozen, then the closing of the workshops: the story of the clay pipes of Saint-Omer and of its pipe-making families.
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E-cigarette
Why is the e-cig banned in some countries?
Allowed in France, the electronic cigarette is banned in Brazil and in India. The reservations voiced by the WHO and the regulatory choices that differ from one country to another.
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Cigar
When a box of cigars shaped the blockade of Brest
A lecture at the Musée de la Marine recalled the unexpected part played by cigars during the English blockade of Brest in August 1800. A look back at a little-known episode.
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Pipe
The received ideas about pipe smokers
The bearded old man in his armchair still sticks to the image of the pipe smoker. The article examines the most persistent clichés, on their age as much as on their profile.
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E-cigarette
What is an e-cigarette seal ring for?
A small silicone ring placed between the tank and the atomiser, the seal keeps an electronic cigarette watertight. How to choose one and how often to replace it.
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Cigar
What is retronasal olfaction?
The perception of flavours through the nasal route, retronasal olfaction is used by wine tasters and cigar tasters alike. How the mechanism works and how it is brought into play.
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News
The city of Milan becomes partly “smoke-free”
On air quality grounds, Milan is banning smoking close to other people in several public places. The reasons put forward by the city council and the timetable planned.
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Cigar
Salt Bae teases his cigar brand
The chef Nusret Gökçe keeps posting videos in which he appears with a cigar. According to some sources, he is preparing to launch his own brand in Dubai.
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News
Why did Philip Morris fund Interpol?
The cigarette manufacturer paid money to Interpol and signed an agreement with the international police organisation. What is known about the funding, and why it causes unease.
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News
Bic starts recycling its disposable lighters, a first
Bic says it intends to recycle its disposable lighters at its plant in Redon. The dismantling process presented, and the means committed: five million euros and seven machines.
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Cigar
The new Xtrem Haute Création lighters from S. T. Dupont
S. T. Dupont has joined forces with the foundry Solyfonte for a limited series of Xtrem Haute Création lighters. Bronze, silver and patina work, piece by piece.
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CBD
CBD gummies, are they a good idea?
As colourful as ordinary sweets, CBD gummies are multiplying in shops. Reading the label, dosages and the daily limit: what to look at before buying.
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Pipe
The rituals of the pipe smoker
The article puts pipe smokers at 1% of smokers and describes their relationship with the object, from the choice of wood to the slow gestures they lay claim to.
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Cigar
Elie Bleu works with Oliva on a limited edition humidor
Oliva has entrusted Elie Bleu with making a cigar humidor in a very limited series. A look at the Oliva XXI humidor, its illustration and the cigars it holds.
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Cigar
Heading for a shortage of Cuban cigars?
Importers are reporting stock shortages on Cuban cigars. The reasons put forward, from production slowed down in Cuba to supply delays in Europe.
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Cigar
A humidor by Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has turned its car-making know-how to a cigar humidor. A description of the Cellarette, its aluminium structure and the price quoted by the maker.
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Luxury
Spend a night in Havana in the heart of Paris
For a night or a weekend, a Paris hotel turns itself into a Cuban house, with a trompe-l’oeil frontage and a Cadillac parked outside. A look at the operation.
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CBD
What are the differences between hemp and CBD?
Hemp is a plant, CBD a molecule it contains, yet the two are often confused. What separates them, from THC content to the legal framework for growing hemp.
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Pipe
Savinelli pipes in focus
A shop opened in Milan in 1876, then pipes made under the name of the house: Savinelli, its working methods and the breadth of its catalogue of shapes.
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E-cigarette
The electronic cigarette, a windfall for this family
Founded in 2009 by a couple, later joined by their son at the helm, E-Liquide-FR grew with the French vaping market. The story of a family business.
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