Rolling papers are often overlooked among the paraphernalia industry of marijuana, ultimately these implements you use to roll and how you roll will define your smoking experience.
Many people have their own preferences and habits when it comes to rolling up and what they choose to use.
Since the advent of legal marijuana markets, especially in the US, more and more companies have begun to change the way we think about rolling by introducing different features to the implements we use, showing how commercial the cannabis industry now is in legal countries.
No more using cigarette papers to roll a joint, there are so many new and different rolling papers and blunts papers which you may have never heard of.
One of these papers might just be your next favorite wavy to smoke - let’s explore the weird and wonderful world of rolling papers!
Let’s start with a genuinely practical and valuable product that you may not know exists and could easily become your go-to papers.
We’ve all bought papers before, they often come in a booklet.
For those who smoke with filter tips, commonly called roach or filters, you probably remember those times where you rip the cardboard into little strips to make your own DIY hobo filter, often when times are dire and you haven’t got any roach paper on you.
This situation will never occur with this ingenious invention.
The geniuses at RAW, although similar products are available from other companies, have created a rolling paper packet which also has filters with them in the same booklet. The usability of this cannot be understated.
Do you love smoking joints, but really struggle to roll, or maybe have some pain which causes you to be unable to roll? Or do you just find rolling to be a really boring process?
The stoned minds at RAW have created another ingenious invention, the pre rolled joint! Leave all your failed joint rolling career in the past and step into the future with pre rolled cones.
There’s not much to be explained here, all you gotta do is pack them up with the good stuff, twist the end, and you are ready to smoke a perfectly rolled cone.
There are many other companies beyond RAW who now offer a very similar product.
Sustainability has become a trend that has gained traction much like cannabis has in recent times.
We’ve all been in that citation where you consider how much paper you are burning and cardboard you are using, do you recycle every single empty paper packet?
Now you can honor both Mother Nature as well as Mary Jane with these palm leaf pre-wraps.
What’s a palm leaf? Good question, they are the leaf of the Cordia family most common in the Singapore rainforest.
They are really smokable and fine for you to do so with, but more importantly they are super sustainable and way better for the environment than normal papers.
King Palm also guarantees they make fair trade jobs in Singapore as you support them.
Many people swear by palm leaf and the healthier, more sustainable, and cleaner smoking experience they promise.
This is perhaps the forefront of rolling paper and blunt design at the minute, if it works.
This product comes from Futurola, an already established and respected paper company, and Mike Tyson’s new weed ranch, already an established and respected smoker.
Mike himself seems to have a good control over most of the products that come from his cannabis company, in any case the blunt wraps claim to have terpenes infused into them.
Terpenes are the plant chemicals within marijuana that attribute flavor, scent, as well as certain medical properties.
There are an inscrutable amount of terpenes out there but Tyson Ranch is proposing that they have used them in the paper themselves.
It seems the idea is that the paper can gain some of the qualities from being infused with terpenes.
Put simply, customers suggest they smell and taste like what’s inside the joint, weed, and they are generally a much more pleasant smoking experience with potential medical benefits in the paper itself.
The science is yet to be established on this, but many seem to love it, try it yourself today.
Now into the weird and wonderful mutations of the original rolling paper design that have occurred in this new and commercial industry of legal cannabis. Yes, we’re talking about gold papers.
This is definitely for those in the first class seating of the mile high club, it is more of an aesthetic pleasure than it is a great smoking experience, but you can rest assured that these papers are made from totally food safe edible gold.
To reiterate, these are not harmful to smoke any more than flavored papers are.
This certainly boosts their price in a rather unnecessary way, but they are a lot of fun. For a fellow stoners birthday or special occasion, these may be a fun little party favor to get the party started.
Yes, we understand that transparent rolling papers sound like a joke your boss might send you to get, like ‘tartan paint’, but these are certainly the real deal.
aLeda are a Brazilian company who have been making transparent papers since 2008, potentially the first to start this trend.
There’s no other way to describe these papers other than transparent, it simply means that when you smoke you can see your weed inside - cool!
If you are smoking an interesting bud such as purple haze or something with an interesting color going on, this could look really wavy! Combine with a glass tip for a really ethereal smoking experience.
They also sound like they may be somewhat harmful, like they are made from plastic or something, but they are totally fine to smoke in comparison to other papers. They are even 100% biodegradable, demonstrating their natural origins.
Obviously, this isn’t too discrete, so keep that in mind when out and about.
Flavored rolling papers are also something new to come to the marijuana smoking paraphernalia market. They do very much what is said on the tin, so to speak, they are simply rolling papers which have been attributed a ‘flavor’.
The flavor is in the paper, so don’t necessarily expect it to make your weed taste any different. However, these can really be tasted on your lips as you smoke. This is sort of why people love them so much compared to normal papers.
Did you know cannabis actually has more tar, technically, than tobacco? This can often build up on the paper and make people feel a little unpleasant if this isn’t something you are used to or enjoy.
On the other hand, some people feel the same way about the taste of the papers - it can be a personal preference for sure.
For this reason, some people enjoy smoking flavored papers as it means when they lick their lips they don’t get that nasty tar taste as strongly, but get something like grape or watermelon instead.
The linked product from Juicy Jay offers you a great assortment of flavors so you can pick your favorite, the watermelon rolling papers from Juicy Jay are particularly aesthetically pleasing.
With modern innovation and engineering, it's pretty easy to get coloring into things while making sure that the product remains food safe and non-harmful in comparison to other rolling papers.
If you want to catch that perfect snap for Instagram, or just in a cool photo, smoking some cannabis will certainly get those creative juices flowing.
But, smoking with these fun colored papers can really give you that aesthetic look you are going for.
If you know a fellow stoner who is obsessed with one specific color, perhaps these pink pre rolled cones we have linked to, then buying them some fun pre rolled cones in that color might be a fun little gift for them that might make their day.
Most of the papers are great quality, the ones linked from Blazy Susan are totally great and fine to smoke with, they simply bring an aesthetic quality you won’t get from your generic paper.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, there is a whole world of weird and useful designs. There are many smokers in the world now who love to smoke marijuana, but they all have their individual ways of smoking where their personality often shines through.
Whether you are a practical person who wants their experience to be unfettered and efficient, consider the more practical side of the market where speed of rolling and effective burning is prioritized.
Meanwhile, some of the more bubbly personalities out there probably aren’t smoking for anything more than recreation, so they should also let their personality shine through in their smoking choices.
Whether that is by honoring their favorite color in their joint, or using some funky designs on the skin to look a little different at that cannabis convention.
Or maybe smoking isn’t about fun for you, and it is more for medical purposes. Maybe you have some arthritis in your hands and have lost your once great rolling skills, in this situation pre rolled cones, no matter their color, may be your savior.
Whatever your personality, we hope that these suggestions have shown you what sort of rolling papers are out there, as well as which ones match your personality and smoking preferences.
Hello, my name is Tom Bowler and I have been interested in the studies of cannabis for years. My brother and I have been testing out different strains and smoking techniques since we were in our early 20s, so we have some knowledge to impart on anyone willing to listen.
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