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Best wishes for 2019
The founder of Smoking.fr thanks customers for their trust, looks back on the reviews left on the site and the pocket ashtrays handed out in 2018, and sends his wishes for the new year.
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The surprising history of tobacco
Grown in America before Christopher Columbus arrived, tobacco first served the ritual and medicinal uses of Native American peoples. The story of its earliest uses.
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Pipe
Which pipe set is best to start with?
A pipe, plus the tools to fill, light and clean it: starter sets bring together the basic kit. What they contain, and what guides the choice of a model.
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Bitcoin on sale at your tobacconist
From January 2019, bitcoin and ethereum coupons were due to go on sale in French tobacconists. The Banque de France, for its part, is warning buyers about the risks.
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Christmas: my selection of gifts for your loved ones
A Berger lamp, a branded pen, an engraved lighter or an electronic cigarette pack: a selection of Christmas gift ideas sorted by recipient and by budget.
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How cannabis came to be banned
From Chinese medicinal treatises to European textile uses, hemp long enjoyed a good reputation. The article retraces the path that led it to the status of prohibited drug.
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Tobacco on screen
From Serge Gainsbourg to the Canal studios, smoking on television was long an ordinary sight. A look back at those sequences and at what the Évin law changed on screen.
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What link is there between tobacco and sex?
Erection problems, sperm quality, fertility: the article reports the links drawn between smoking and sex life, starting with an Australian study on erection.
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Smoking accessories
The ST Dupont James Bond collection
For the second time, ST Dupont and the 007 films are joining forces, this time in gold and black. A look at the range and at the collector’s set of 6 items.
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How does tobacco create addiction?
Nicotine, dopamine and habit: the article describes the three mechanisms, physical, psychological and behavioural, on which dependence on tobacco takes hold.
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Where are your cigarettes made?
After the closure of the Seita sites, only the Corsican plant at Furiani still makes cigarettes in France. Where they are produced, and what the State earns from their sale.
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CBD
CBD: is its effectiveness on pets proven?
CBD is much written about, and its use is spreading to pets. What the available studies show, what remains unproven, and what vets and companies claim about it.
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Do you know the rule of the three C’s: coffee, cigarette, toilet?
Coffee, cigarette, toilet: the rule of the three C’s is no urban legend, says the article, which sets out how nicotine and coffee each stimulate intestinal transit.
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Well-known cigar smokers through the centuries
Politicians, actors, singers and a psychoanalyst: a survey of the public figures history has associated with the cigar, from Winston Churchill to John Coltrane.
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Different tobacco growing regions
Soil, sunshine and humidity: the taste of the leaf changes from one country to another. An overview of tobacco growing regions, continent by continent, and of their use in the cigar.
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Cigarillo cases drawn with a ballpoint pen – Johan Van Mullem, a singular artist
Johan Van Mullem draws with a ballpoint pen on cigarillo boxes. Portrait of an artist who sees in this object an intimate case and makes it the support for his moods.
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The plain packet, a chaotic record
Eighteen months after it came into force, the plain packet has not brought cigarette sales down. Customs figures paint a picture far removed from what was expected.
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Smoking launches a Zippo prize draw
Smoking.fr is running a prize draw around the Zippo brand in August, open to entrants of legal age. Entry conditions, closing date and prizes to be won.
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What if cannabis were legalised in France…
Smoking areas to be created, criminal networks to be drained, examples from abroad: the article examines what legalising cannabis would change in France.
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Ten years ago, smoking in restaurants was still allowed
Since January 2008, smoking has been banned in French restaurants. The story of how habits shifted in ten years, from smoke-filled rooms to meals without a cigarette.
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A new mobile site so you can shop wherever you are
Online since mid-July 2018, the Smoking.fr mobile site halves loading time and reorganises browsing for a small screen. A look at what it changes for customers.
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