They’re functionally the same – smoking plant material in that form factor. But I’ve noticed cigarette smokers tend to hold the cigarette facing out, in between their index and middle finger. Whereas someone smoking a joint would more typically hold it towards their palm, between their thumb and middle or index finger.

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    1. Hiding it’s shape.

      • If someone can see you but can’t smell it (through a cop car windshield, or nosy neighbour’s window, for instance).
    2. Sharing it.

      • It’s easier to pass a joint from person to person pinched from the bottom
    3. Structural Integrity.

      • Hand rolled joints with inconsistently ground weed tend to be more fragile, holding by their filter is often safer.
    4. Smoking all of it

      • Weed smokers are more likely to smoke right to the bottom (since it was historically expensive / hard to get). Sometimes a smoker might not even have a filter and literally go til it burns the finger tips, in this scenario they can grip much more finely with a thumb-index pinch.