Quote Originally Posted by Sailor View Post
For those who do are not familiar with snus. I haven't used it personally for at least decades but borrowed this tin from my son to take a pic. He (like many others) learned to use it while in the military and has been using ever since.

Now there's two kinds of snus: loose and portion. People who use snus it put an amount (loose) or small bag (portion) behind the upper lip. With the loose snus they use sort of syringe called icetool (Finnish), primaster (swedish) or cannon (estonian). Messy stuff with the loose snus anyway.

Ironically, the selling of the snus got illegal several years ago. After such decision it became more popular than ever. Many ex-smoker uses it nowadays and even many who have never smoked. Black markets are huge.
Buying or importing is not legal. I could buy it from Sweden enough for the rest of my days and import it here; only selling is illegal.

Of the people i work with i know that is is popular with the folks from military, coast guards and cops. Also teens and athletics use it widely. Etc etc.
There are several places that sell it from under the disk in the city. I find it sort of ironic that it's usually cops that make a big group in their customers.

What was the point in making a law that everyone thinks it's joke. Even those whose job is to protect the laws. Little by little politicians have learned to realize that they made a fool of themselves, so propably the law will change some day in the future.

Tomi,

Being a smokeless tobacco user, I have tried the Swedish Snus Style... I can attest that I tend to like the American style better... However, I do use General Brand on occasion...

I have bought a few brand of the Swedish that is "loose" however, I was surprised what "loose" consisted of... It's almost like mud.

I bought a plunger and some portion pouches, but to me it hindered the flavor and texture.