Are these rolling papers sheathed in metal safe to smoke? JESSICA STEIN
The other day, we got an e-mail from the creators of Shine, joint rolling papers coated in 24 karat gold. This is apparently a product you buy if setting fire to hundred dollar bills has become boring to you. The papers sell for $45 for a pack of six, meaning a single sheet of rolling paper costs $7.50.
After a publicist sent The Stranger a box of free Shine papers, I rolled a joint full of top-shelf Hindu Kush. “Is that real gold?” people would ask. When I explained that it was in fact a joint encased in a metallic sheath of 24-karat gold, they inevitably asked: “Is that safe to smoke?”
Shine’s website doesn’t offer much in the way of reassurance. They defend their product by saying, “There is no such thing as healthy smoking.” Yikes.
