Spliff

⚠️ Regionally disputed term. In the United States, United Kingdom, and continental Europe, a spliff is a rolled cigarette containing a mixture of cannabis and tobacco wrapped in thin rolling paper — structurally a joint with tobacco added to the filler. In Jamaican and West Indian English, where the word originated, spliff simply means a marijuana cigarette, typically without tobacco and often large or potent. This earlier sense survives in reggae culture and occasionally in older American usage.

Tobacco ratios in modern European spliffs vary; 50/50 and 70/30 cannabis-to-tobacco are common starting points. The tobacco's finer cut fills gaps in the roll, reduces clogging, and — historically — was essential for smoking hashish, which is too sticky to burn alone in a paper. Per Global Drug Survey, roughly 90% of European cannabis users combine cannabis with tobacco, compared with about 8% in the United States, reflecting supply and cultural differences. Spliffs are not sold in U.S. licensed dispensaries because tobacco mixing violates product standards. Public-health research links cannabis-tobacco co-use with elevated risk of later tobacco dependence. → See also: Joint, Hashish (Part 3).

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