Mick Hellwig - Snus, Snuff, and Stuff

Mick Hellwig - Snus, Snuff, and Stuff

The Zen of Snus

What little I know of Zen is based on old books, like “Zen and the art of motorcycle repair” and bits and pieces I’ve picked up over the years. What

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The PACT Act Sucks!

Yes, it does. It will make my snus and snuff more expensive. It will cause me to pay more for shipping, not to mention having to meet the driver of

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TPSAC – The Snus & Tobacco Inquisitors

This month the FDA announced the members of its Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC). I thought it would be interesting to discover who are the people which will have

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Snus, Taxes, and Politics

Taxation without Representation This article was originally envisioned to be a rant on snus, and tobacco in general users being a politically divided group and how it works against us.

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Velvet Glove, Iron Fist – A Book Review

This is a real departure for me. I don’t even like to do snus reviews, and a book review is something I haven’t written since high school, many, many years

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A Snus Horror Story

Being a fan of Phantom Blue portions and loose, I had for some unexplainable reason avoided Phantom Blue White portions. I finally threw 3 cans of White in my latest

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An Open Letter to the American Tobacco Companies

Dear Tobacco Sirs and/or Madam(s), If you are considering making a product called “snus”… Don’t! Please do not follow the path of RJ Reynolds, Phillip Morris USA and the rest.

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A Year of Snus – a Personal Case Study of 2009

This time last year I lost my job; Feb 20th to be exact. Within days the boredom and my OCD kicked in and I disposed of almost all my empty

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Tobacco, Guns, and Money

My other passions in life, beyond nicotine, my lovely wife and kids, are firearms and the politics involved.  I am a certified gun nut. I vote mainly based on where

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Some love for Swedish Match

Not long ago someone commented that I didn’t like Swedish Match products.  I was shocked.  Firstly because I love a bunch of Swedish Match tobacco products: Snus and Nasal Snuff

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Merry (Bah! Humbug!) Christmas

I am not a huge fan of the holiday season. The shopping, the expectations, the bad food,the family members that I tolerate once a year just to keep Grams happy. 

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Mrs. Mick on Fellinni Snus, Greyhound Buses…and cigarettes

As I read my husband’s latest article I figured I should put in my own two cents about my recent trip and the Fellinni White Mini Portions. Hi, I’m Mrs

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Offroad Limited Edition 2009 Review and Wandering thoughts

  I have tried hard to limit my ADD in these articles, but I just can’t hold back anymore. I have a bunch of thoughts going on all at once

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Up to Snuff

Nasal Snuff – Another Smokeless Tobacco Nasal snuff is a finely ground tobacco powder. Meant to be inhaled via the nostrils, but not into the sinus or lungs. It just

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Camel Dissolvables – Taking One for the Team

Camel Orbs, Camel Sticks, Camel Strips; Oh My! I tested Camel Orbs several months ago. Awful, unless you like a touch of nicotine with your foul tasting breath mints. This

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Tobacco Economics

With the struggles our governmental and personal economies are currently facing, people are looking for the best value for their dollar, or other currency for my outside the US readers.

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Snus, Snuff, Stuff, and Me

Welcome to Snus, Snuff and Stuff. First of all, a Thank You to Larry who, after some severe negotiations, has granted me a section of SnusCENTRAL to share my thoughts

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Discreet Snus: An American Snus Review

While perusing the latest FS&S catalog I saw a blurb for Discreet snus. I wasn’t looking for snus; I was shopping for whole tobacco leaves (which are another topic). Discreet