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Tobacco is an human agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Tobacco remains an important commercial commodity in the 26th century and is commercially available in dried, cured, and natural forms. Its most common usage is for smoking in the form of a cigars, cigarrettes, and pipes. Tobacco gum, a chewing substance used as an alternative to smoked tobacco, is also commonplace.^[1]

Cigars

Avery Johnson with a cigar in his mouth.

A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth.

In the 26th century, the Sweet William cigar is a luxury brand popular among humans. They are especially enjoyed by numerous members of the UNSC.

Cigarettes

An unbranded cigarette box lying on the ground during the Battle of Voi.

Cigarettes are another tobacco product. Like cigars, humans have smoked cigarettes for centuries.

26th century cigarettes are protected from moisture damage by waterproof seals. Some cigarettes have "ignition ends" which light the cigarette by tapping its end, thus eliminating the need for external flammable implements; these cigarettes are popular among the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.^[2] Cigarettes requiring traditional means of ignition are also available.^[3] The UNSC Defense Force issues cigarette consumption ordinances.^[3]

Tobacco gum

Tobacco gum is a type of a chewing substance that is commonly used as an alternative to cigarettes. It is considered contraband within the UNSC. Nonetheless, tobacco gum is popular among UNSC aviators. The substance may be similar in concept to chewing tobacco.^[4]

Known users

Captain Jacob Keyes was an avid pipe smoker, always keeping a pipe on him often ignoring the fact that it was against regulations.
Sergeant Avery Johnson smoked Sweet William cigars.
Captain Ponder smoked Sweet William cigars.
CPO Franklin Mendez smoked Sweet William cigars.
Colonel Robert Watts enjoyed smoking Sweet William cigars, which led to his demise when John-117 and his handpicked team of Spartan-IIs used the cigars to find him.
General Daniel Black smoked cigars.
Corporal Harland smoked cigarettes.
Mike Spenser is an avid cigarette smoker. The fingertips of his right-hand were stained with nicotine.
Ngoc Benti smoked cigarettes.
Private Walker smoked cigarettes.
Sergeant Laura "Smokes" Tanner is a fond chewer of tobacco gum.

List of appearances

Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: The Flood
Halo: First Strike
Halo 2
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Halo 3
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo: The Cole Protocol
Halo 3: ODST
Halo Legends
- Origins
Halo: Evolutions
Halo: Reach
- Dr. Halsey's personal journal
Halo: Fall of Reach
- Boot Camp
Halo: Glasslands
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo: The Thursday War
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Halo: Mortal Dictata
Halo 2: Anniversary
Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series

Sources

^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 204
^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 168
^ ^a ^b Halo: First Strike, page 115: They flared like the "strike-anywhere" matches the ODSTs used to light their contraband cigarettes.
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 204

[1] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 204

[2] Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 168

[HaloFS_115-3] Halo: First Strike, page 115: They flared like the "strike-anywhere" matches the ODSTs used to light their contraband cigarettes.

[4] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 204

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 [[File:Keyes_smoking.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Jacob Keyes]] smoking with [[Keyes' pipe|his pipe]].]]
-'''Tobacco''' is an [[human]] agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Its most common usage is for smoking (tobacco smoking) in the form of a cigarette or cigar. Even in the 26th Century, tobacco is still an important commercial commodity, used in cigars, cigarettes, and the fillings of pipes. Tobacco is commercially available almost everywhere in dried, cured, and natural forms. Some humans are also known to enjoy tobacco gum, a chewing substance used as an alternative to smoked tobacco.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 204''</ref>
+'''Tobacco''' is an [[human]] agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus ''Nicotiana''. Tobacco remains an important commercial commodity in the 26th century and is commercially available in dried, cured, and natural forms. Its most common usage is for smoking in the form of a cigars, cigarrettes, and pipes. Tobacco gum, a chewing substance used as an alternative to smoked tobacco, is also commonplace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 204''</ref>
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 ==Cigars==
 [[File:Cigar.png|thumb|[[Avery Johnson]] with a cigar in his mouth.]]
-A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth. The [[English]] ''cigar'' comes from the [[Spanish]] ''cigarro'', which in turn derives from the Mayan word for tobacco, ''siyar''. Cigar tobacco was once grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, [[Wikipedia:Mexico|Mexico]], Nicaragua, the Philippines, and the [[United States of America|United States]]. Cigars from [[Wikipedia:Cuba|Cuba]] were particularly famous.
+A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth.
 In the 26th century, the [[Sweet William cigar]] is a luxury brand popular among humans. They are especially enjoyed by numerous members of the [[UNSC]].