One of the most plausible theories is adapting the Chinese word for hemp seed flower, ma ren hua, which mutated when immigrants brought it to the Americas
Alternatively, mix a couple of tablespoons of baking soda with water and put in a spray bottle
"Love is not a flower," but "love is a cigarette." This is a quite modern metaphor
When someone says, Im smoking a stogie, theyre not necessarily talking about the fanciest, most meticulously rolled cigar in their humidortheyre talking about something solid and dependable
Now its not just up to our brains (which can deceive and rationalize us!), but we have failsafes and support and people fighting alongside us here
A recent exception, he says, was the three appearances in February 2017 of comedian Ron White, who smokes cigars and drinks single-malt scotch onstage