- TOP (rolling papers)
TOP is a brand of
cigarette rolling papers distributed by Republic Tobacco Company of Glenview, Illinois. Republic Tobacco paid an undisclosed amount to acquire the brand from R. J. Reynolds in 1987.Manufactured and imported into the United States from
France , TOP papers are available in two different styles, regular and 1 ½ size. [ [http://www.wholesalerollingpapers.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=169 Top 1 1/2 Rolling papers - TOP 002 ] ] [ [http://www.wholesalerollingpapers.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=168 Top Singlewide Rolling papers - TOP 001 ] ] Both size variations are sold in virtually identical light-yellow-colored packages with blue lettering, as well as a red & bluetop which adorns its center. TOP papers are most prevalent in the Midwestern United States, where they're somewhat popular within the marijuana-smoking culture.ee also
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Roll-your-own References
* "R.J. Reynolds Sells 2 Tobacco Brands", New York Times, July 7, 1987.
* McCLeary, John Bassett. "The Hippie Dictionary: A Cultural Encyclopedia of the 1960s and 1970s". Ten Speed Press: Berkeley (2004), pp. 529-30.
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