"It's the friends I would've never expected," says Cai: "high-functioning, wonderful, successful people." "As a kid," explains Cai, now 33, "I was taught 'the burnouts do that, and if you do you're not going to be a good part of society.'" Emily Atkin, a friend of mine and author of the climate crisis newsletter Heated, gauges the shift in public sentiment around smoking based on people's reactions to her electric blue tank top emblazoned with the plea "PLS DO NOT GIVE ME A CIGARETTE NO MATTER WHAT I SAY." "It is by far my most attention-grabbing shirt," she told me
We don't talk about approving tobacco products, because tobacco products are inherently harmful, and are not judged by the same standard as drugs
That really appealed to me. I have been nursing a theory that smoky notes in perfumes are apocalyptic and signify an end of nature
No complaints, which is rare in the disposable space
Remove the joint from the roller, make any final adjustments, and then light up and enjoy your perfectly rolled joint