Inhaling any kind of burning organic matter (coal, dope, diesel/gas, tobacco, barbeque fumes) is not good; the central questions of “What” and “How Much” and “How Long” are far, far more important than an imbecilic obsession with the boolean “Do you smoke?” (Yes: you’re evil. No: you’re virtuous.)

[One good resource. For those interested in tobacco preparation and history.]

I smoke organic and non-additive, roll-yer-own tobacco at home. (Frustratingly, I find morons simply assume I believe this makes it “healthy”. Nope. Smoking organic anything is not healthy per se; it’s simply that no pesticides and no additives (e.g. asbestos) make for a less toxic assault.)

Having done multi-year quits multiple times, I’d like to share two things I’ve noticed. One, quitting pure tobacco is an order of magnitude easier than quitting commercial box cigarettes. Two, I feel I need/want much less pure tobacco than commercial tobacco (4 a day versus 30+ a day).

Oh, and it tastes a lot better. Mmm, mmm good.