To be expected of course. That's very normal. Of course the perspective vendors agitating for legalization, didn't see it coming. New vice....new tax, perfectly logical. "Sin taxes" are to be anticipated.
Strange? In what way? Society seems to be accepting of marijuana use but, not tobacco. Society in general, at least in the US and some other countries, decries tobacco contamination day to day, in public. Nothing strange there I can see.
Some do, some don't. It all depends on what makes of a pleasant smoking experience for you. There are no written, etched in stone rules per se. The pipe is for enjoyment, personal enjoyment. What ever works for you.
Why post then? You could look her up rather than maintain your ignorance on the subject.
She was a force and could perform in comedy and drama, film and stage at a grand level. A life well lived!
Yup, smoke it and don't forget it's a natural mineral which colors because lots of tiny veins fill with the tobacco lees which slowly migrate towards the outer shell.
Question...Why did you buy a meerschaum? How it colors is totally dependent on the mineral's internals. Using wax will only...
I narrowed it down for you. bdw Last time a purchased a pipe it was from Petersons in Dublin 14 years ago. That's the last time one caught my eye I guess.
So, all the advice you solicited and many members offered was simply of waste of time. You really don't want to give up the cigarettes. At least until life is perfect. You'll wait a long time to get that. Good luck with your plan.