O.k. so, I occasionally will take a toot of snuff in public. At the Barbershop or in a restaurant or whenever the urge hits me, I (discreetly as possible) will get out a tin or tap box and take a pinch. No big deal right? Wrong! Apparently if you put ANYTHING in your nose you are involved in some sort of illicit activity and should be questioned thoroughly. WEG Scotch carries a gum disease label in this part of the world because folks always dipped it here (which is interesting because I’ve seen cans from different parts of the country that have a different warning label on them). That being said, people in this part of the country have NO reference point for nasal snuff. Completely foreign. So, my snuff is always equated with drug use, and generally reviled by anyone who sees me use it. Being sensitive to that perception, and getting tired of having to explain myself, I have been dodging in bathrooms and the backroom of the barbershop for some time now even though the men around here have NO problem breaking out a Skoal or Copenhagen can and getting out a golf ball sized wad to stuff in their lip, oh the hypocrisy! It is high time for some national education in regards to nasal snuff.
I don’t care what other people think about me taking snuff
@Barbertrey same problem in Greece, No education in regards to nasal snuff. We know that we are legal, we know better what we use and why, so as we say here in Greece, Clear skies thunders don’t afraid__Keep Snuffing
im here in ENGLAND and i still experience this. my girlfriend got ‘caught’ with my gletscherprise by her parents. they tipped it into the bin, likened her to a ‘druggy’… i give up.
Funny - I’ve never been accused of taking drugs when taking snuff in public. Possibly the tweed jacket and old-fashioned BBC English accent helps…
don’t use so much discretion. Be forward makes it less shady looking. When I just snuff openly people rarely look and when they do they tend to think I am doing something medicinal or herbal some sinus remedy (which it is) when I’ve tried to hide it I get looks. Carry yourself with pride minions of snuff 
What @bob said. In fact, I relish the opportunity to tell people, but when I snuff in public, no one ever hits me up. And I do it openly in bars and other establishments. Maybe if I were to try and be more “discreet,” I’d get more questions. And it’s not because it is familiar here in St. Louis. I’ve NEVER seen anyone else do it around here.
I find in the middle of job interviews when I’m trying to answer all the wierd questions they ask that I really could do with getting my bullet out and having a good blast. I really think it would help me talk a lot of bollocks that they seem to desire. Ideally i’d like to vape also. I haven’t done so so far but I have a feeling it’s going to happen. I’ll just say excuse me for a second … maybe inquire as to their snuff use policy? If my nicotine runs low during an hour of interview drudgery then my concentration goes completely and I forget what they asked me so maybe nothing to loose.
Taking snuff is drug use. I’m ok with that. It’s not illegal. I’m happy to defend my decision. Have never been challenged or even asked about it.
I’ve gotten some nasty stares, so I just stare back with my best stinkeye, Clint Eastwood “make my day” squint and they usually back off. If someday there is an actual confrontation, I’ll whack them with my cane.
@Roderick I believe ‘roach’ is still the correct term. The dead give-away when I was a student was someone buying ten cigarettes and a packet of red Rizlas…
@Roderick , Are you in the UK? I feel like people would be more accepting of it there. @Justin I should probably start wearing my Harris Tweed everywhere and that would be a diversion from me snuffing.
Amen, I am sick of the ignorance surrounding one of my prized hobbies. Seriously, even before I knew that nasal snuff was still being produced, I was aware that it was popular form of tobacco in Victorian times. When I tell people that I am a snuffer, they either tell me that they never heard of it or that they were surprised that I was into using drugs (even though I already verified that it is a tobacco product). I think in the United States we need “Nasal Snuff Awareness Week”, this week will entail educating the general public about nasal snuff. It is funny how the first American President was an avid snuff user, yet most Americans are completely ignorant to what the product actually is.
Also, might I add, I remember back in High School, I had a history teacher that mentioned that Ben Franklin used a large amount of Virginian tobacco as collateral for a loan from France during the Revolutionary War. I remember, that he then mentioned that the sole purpose of using tobacco in this arrangement was triggered by France’s love affair (at the time) with Nasal Snuff. Now, I am not a historian, so I am not at liberty to judge the veracity of this claim, however, at least any student in the class ( that was attentive and that actually gave a S***) could see how significant snuff was to American History. I am not necessarily a diehard patriot, however, knowing this makes me even more proud that I traded in my RYO pouch for a Tin.
Funny - I’ve never been accused of taking drugs when taking snuff in public. Possibly the tweed jacket and old-fashioned BBC English accent helps…
I usually wear tweed jackets, but I also have a shaved head and tattoos on my neck, so I probably give off mixed signals 
I don’t have a BBC accent, but as an Englishman in New York, people do tend to think I sound ‘posh’. It allows me to get away with little eccentricities that would normally raise eyebrows, one of which is snuff-taking.
Well, I’ve got mixed feelings about this one. In principle, I’m all for the do-what-thou-wilt, what other people think is their business approach. I do also snuff reasonably openly, and I agree that if you look sneaky and furtive, more people will think you have a reason to feel that way. In practice, though, I live in a place with shockingly corrupt police who are highly motivated to bust foreigners for drugs; where there is absolutely no tradition of snuff use; and where putting something up your nose is a highly suspicious act. Someone talked about potential death sentences for using snuff in Dubai, right? I don’t live there, but I don’t know how well whacking someone with a cane would work there, no matter how much the whackee deserved it. And I don’t know if all the publish-and-be-damned advice given here would work there either. So, there are times and places where discreet snuffing is called for.
@chefdaniel, in Dubai, whacking people with a cane is a prerogative of the state.
Maybe snuff “beeing under the radar” isn`t such a bad thing, I believe snuff would be much harder taxed and regulated if more people used it and knew about this tobacco product. Just a thought.
I was recently at a bar and busted out my Viking Brown and people gave me weird looks and asked wtf I was doing, but I showed them and a few tried it. Most who tried it seemed to like it, but one said it was the worst thing he’s done lmao. They were all cool about it, then again a couple of them weren’t exactly strangers to putting things up their nose, and I’ll leave it at that… ;p I have yet to show my boss but I’ve shown my co-workers and they think it’s weird and interesting but I haven’t had any negative reactions yet. I’m not extremely open about it in public but I don’t hide it too much. I’m just waiting for the next time I get pulled over and the cop asks what I’m doing with my little gnome spoon. xD
If the tobacco nazis in US government were awake, they’d no doubt have a psychotic episode around this: Senate Snuff Boxes The maintenance of two small snuffboxes, decorated with Japanese figures, is a continuing tradition in the Senate dating to the early 19th century. Link: https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference\_index\_subjects/Symbols\_vrd.htm