Menthol CBD Cigarettes: What to Check Before Buying
Posted by Amy Jowell on
Menthol CBD cigarettes, or CBD menthol cigarettes if you search it the other way round, are the pack that makes leaving menthol tobacco feel possible. Light one and the first drag is cold and familiar: the throat hit, the cooling on the inhale, the ritual, everything but the nicotine. Some packs nail that. Some taste like a mint sprayed on hay and turn sharp by the third pull. The difference is how the menthol got in, how much CBD is under it, and how hot you smoke it. Here's what to check, how Coast's Menthol compares to its Original, and how to keep the cool pull cool.
How Menthol CBD Cigarettes Work
Menthol is the compound in mint that tells the cold receptors in your mouth and throat they're cold when they aren't. In a cigarette it does three jobs: it cools the smoke, it numbs the throat a little so the draw feels smoother, and it covers the taste of whatever is burning. That last one is why menthol hemp cigarettes can fool an ex-smoker's brain in a way plain hemp never will; the menthol is doing most of the talking and the hemp is a supporting act.
There are two ways it gets into the stick. Some brands put a crush capsule in the filter, so you smoke it plain until you pinch the bead and switch to cold. Others build the menthol into the cigarette, so it's there from the first pull with nothing to press. Neither is wrong. Coast Menthol is the second kind: the menthol is in the blend, cool from the first drag to the filter.
The thing to know about either kind is that menthol punishes heat. Chain-pull a menthol stick and the ember runs hot, the cool turns sharp, and you get a dry, scratchy finish that people blame on the hemp. It's the pace, and the fix is below.
What to Check on the Pack
How the menthol is delivered. If the listing says "menthol" and doesn't say capsule or blend, you're guessing, and menthol smokers are picky about this for good reason. A capsule gives you control; a blend gives you consistency.
How much CBD is underneath. Menthol packs on the market run roughly 40mg to 100mg of CBD a stick, and that spread is the difference between a mint-flavored smoke and a real wind-down. Coast lists about 2,000mg of CBD and CBG per 20-pack, around 100mg a stick, with THCA and Delta 9 not detected.
What the flower is. Menthol can hide a lot, which is exactly why cheap packs lean on it. Indoor flower burns even and cool, which keeps the menthol clean; trim and shake burn hot, which is where the sharpness comes from. Coast's is indoor California hemp flower with the CBD extracted using water only and nothing else added but the menthol.
Whether the pack is fresh and intact. Menthol changes when the stick dries out, and menthol packs get crushed because people carry them everywhere. Buy sealed, keep it in a case, and keep it out of the heat. The full checklist for any CBD cigarette is in the CBD cigarette ranking.
Coast Menthol vs Coast Original
Same stick underneath: indoor California hemp flower, CBD and CBG, biodegradable filter, no tobacco and no nicotine. The difference is what the first pull tastes like and who it's for.
Original is the flower's own taste, green and clean, smooth to the filter, and the pick if you've never smoked a cigarette and don't want to taste one. The feeling is mellow without the loopy part, a calmer head more than a heavier body.
Menthol is the same feeling with a cold front on it. It's a true menthol rather than a mint impression, crisp on the inhale with a cool finish, and it sits right in the pocket where a Newport smoker expects it. The menthol level is medium-strong: enough to read as a proper menthol, light enough that the heaviest menthol smokers might want more. If you're coming from menthol tobacco, start here. If you're coming from nowhere, start with Original and keep a Menthol pack for the days you want the cold. Both are in the CBD cigarettes collection, alongside the fruit flavors.
One more thing menthol does that Original doesn't: the throat hit. Anyone coming off a vape will recognize it, the same catch at the back of the throat that e-juice gave them. It also makes it easier to take the smoke in and hold it, which matters for a stick you're smoking for the CBD.
The Cool-Pull Routine
Water first. Menthol feels dry in a dry mouth, so drink before you light, and skip anything sweet right before; sugar and menthol argue.
Light the edge and rotate, then take short pulls for the first minute, two or three seconds each with a pause between. The ember stays cool, and a cool ember is the whole game with menthol.
Never chain-pull. Two pulls, a breath, two pulls. The moment it tastes sharp instead of crisp, stop for thirty seconds and let it settle. It will come back.
Tap the ash lightly to keep the airflow open, and tap the box against your palm before you break the seal; it tightens the roll and the first stick draws better.
Daytime, keep the session small; menthol feels bright and a whole stick can be more cool than you wanted at noon. At night, slow it down and let it run to the filter. If menthol every day is too much, alternate with Original and it stays a treat instead of a habit.
FAQ
Do menthol CBD cigarettes have nicotine?
No. A menthol CBD cigarette is hemp flower with menthol added, and Coast's contain no tobacco and no nicotine. The cold pull is real; the nicotine isn't there.
Is the menthol in the paper, the filter or the flower?
Depends on the brand. Some use a crush capsule in the filter; some build it into the blend. Coast Menthol has it in the blend, so it's cool from the first pull with nothing to crush.
Are menthol CBD cigarettes harsher than regular ones?
Smoked slowly, no; the menthol makes the draw feel smoother. Smoked hot, yes; a fast ember turns the cool sharp and dries the throat. Short pulls with a pause fix it.
Do menthol CBD cigarettes feel like menthol tobacco?
Close. They cover the ritual, the taste and the throat hit, which is why some ex-menthol smokers keep a pack around. They contain no nicotine, so they don't replace nicotine; they replace the smoke.