WHAT ARE BLUNTS

The name "Blunts" is a street name used to described a marijuana cigar. According to one source, blunts originated among Jamaicans in New York City in the early 1980's. Blunts take there name from "PHILLIES BLUNT" brand cigars, although other brands of similar make (such as Carcia Vega,White Owl, Dutch Masters ect) are also used for this purpose.

Tobacco is removed from the inside of the cigar, and replaced with marijuana.

TOBACCO/BLUNTS vs. JOINTS
-Smoking marijuana inside the leaf or paper wrapper of a cigar offers several advantages to the user.
-The tobacco wrapper slows down the burning rate of the joint. This allows a greater number of usuers to share the same joint.
-A blunt holds more marijuana than a joint, and is convienient to use and store. A single user can smoke it extinguish it, and easily relight it in less time. "That's what's so cool about a blunt. Just put it out. It fits nicely in the top pocket.
-It can look like a legal drug. Even though it is illegal for adolescents to use tobacco products, blunts can appear to be commercial tobacco cigars. "Policemen, teachers, and parents who ignore tobacco possesion on minors are likely to ignore blunts as well".