This is really a question for US snuffers relying on imports from the UK, and I don’t seriously expect this to happen, although it’s possible. What would you do if snuff became unavailable? Not illegal, just unavailable for sale. I can think of a few reasons why this could concievably happen in the future: The UK government decides to ban/heavily tax etc snuff, and the sellers decide it’s not worthwhile any more, or go out of business. The US government increases the scope of the PACT act to include foreign sales, or introduces prohibitive import tax on tobacco products. Snuff manufacturers decide the market is too small or go out of business. Some other hellish (but hopefully entirely ficticious) scenario of your choosing. As most of us don’t live within driving distance of retail outlets that sell snuff, and we can’t buy it domestically online, what would we do? I’m learning to make my own, admittedly not because of the above unlikely scenarios, but because I’m interested in experimenting. What would you do? Turn to another form of tobacco, or try to make it yourself?
Moderator Note: Keep this one apolitical, please.
I keep a stockpile just in case such a thing were to happen. I have several years worth of my favorite snuffs tucked away and sealed
Yes, no politics, just assume that you can’t obtain snuff from overseas anymore, reason unimportant.
With a total lack of local snuff available I would do a couple things: 1. Look for snuff, and buy like mad, in any other city I go to if it was just an importing problem. 2. Grind my own from other forms of tobacco. It’s not hard, and while it would remove a bunch of great options from my enjoyment, it’s better than no snuff. 3. Grow my own tobacco and blend/grind my own batches. 4. Smoke, dip, snus as a last resort. Unless all forms of tobacco become illegal, I will do my best to continue enjoying it.
Well… must… stay… apolitical… AARRRGH!!! I’ve got some tobacco plants started in the yard, though increasingly, I wonder… OK, no politics.
force the hand of chance make interest too big to not be a phenomonon. Or learn the secrets of the snuff masters make snuff better then any that has ever been made.
That’s a good point, in a scenario in which all mail order tobacco sales were banned, we probably wouldn’t be able to get leaf either, growing your own might be the only option.
Try to get a buddy from overseas to mail me “things” 
. Definitely experiement with making my own, which I hope to do even if its never banned. I’d love to grow my own plants as well. Would be a great feeling of accomplishment to grow it from seed, cure it, and turn it into snuff - all by yourself. Rustica!
An idea in the back of my mind sprang up as I had seen a homeless boy fidgeting with his last cigarette. There is a ton of tobacco left to be collected from partially used cigarettes. Seemingly easy to collect, one could have a lifetime supply of snuff. Crazy? Yes, but certainly not beyond possible. Snuff is the smallest common denominator of tobacco use. In other words, snuff can be had from any other form of tobacco.
I’ve often lamented about how much tobacco I throw away in my cigarette butts, but I wonder how useful it would be. The tobacco in butts sure doesn’t smell good, it seems that a lot of the tar etc collects in it from the smoke passing over it. I wonder if it could be processed (toasted maybe?) to improve the quality? It would be awesome if it could be recycled into decent snuff, I’d have a constant supply!
Lol I would buy bulk pipe tobacco and toast the hell out of it. I couldnt live without toasts!. I would also probably start growing my own. After a while I would make an online store with my own snuff that I’ve made so others dont need to crave snuff anymore!
AHA! And how would you run your online store if mailing tobacco is outlawed completely? :oD See what I mean? This probably won’t ever happen, but if it did, it would be a thorny problem for us snuffers…
Oh I meant just mailing it within Canada, then there would be no taxes, customs ect.
I’m 25, and I think the majority of people in my generation grew up in smoke-free environments, for the most part. I think the majority of politicians nowadays grew up with parents that smoked everywhere (Car, house, etc). I’m hoping when more people my age begin to take power, that tobacco becomes less of a topic and issue, and it won’t be taxed and prohibited in all the ways we are seeing. We all know there are bigger fish to fry then tobacco. This is just my optimistic thinking.
@Brandasaur: Oops, I assumed you were in America, but if you’re in Canada, you have to play by the rules and pretend the same problem exists there :o) @Mark W, no politics remember, this is just for fun. I do worry that the exact opposite to what you say would happen though, people used to a non smoking environment may tolerate it even less…
No politics intended just a big picture view. (everything is political, anyways) I was thinkin of a more, out of sight out of mind, type thing. However, so many people are ill informed on the facts of smokeless tobacco these days its amazing. Every time I have a lip packed with snuff, or some chaw in my cheek they always have to tell me how I’m going to lose the lower part of my face. It is agravating.
Judging by the amount of marijuana grown and shipped around the US, I doubt it would be a problem to get away with growing or importing enough tobacco to make your own snuff. Most people have no idea what green tobacco looks like anyway. Guys in my area thought it was some sort of super lettuce or spinach. So to answer the question I’d grow and grind my own. I would lament the loss of the great snuffs we can get now, but I’d still have tobacco and I bet I can learn to add scents.
I think @MarkW has a point here. Younger generations don’t have an idea how bad things were back in like 60’s and 70’s for instance when smoking was allowed everywhere and the truth about cigarette smoking risks was suppressed. This is where current anti-tobacco hysteria comes from. I hope future generations will have more balanced views on tobacco.
@bigmick: we’re not really talking about tobacco being illegal, just snuff being impossible to import or buy online and thus disappearing from the market. Other forms of tobacco would be business as usual, but it’s already next to impossible to buy snuff from a brick and mortar store. I imagine we’d all either turn to other forms of tobacco, or (hopefully) start grinding our own snuff from available tobacco products, eg. pipe tobacco, cigars etc. One thing that made me think of this idea was reading about flavored tobacco being banned. Flavored cigarettes are banned now (except mint or menthol) and in NY City, they are trying to ban ALL flavored tobacco products. If this were to happen across the nation, we may have trouble getting hold of snuffs except plain or menthol. With fewer varieties to choose from, maybe the people who mail snuff to us from abroad would lose enough business that they gave up or went under. I hope this never comes to pass, but it’s interesting hearing what people would do if it did. Keep 'em coming!