silver slim early 20th century rizla no glue strip rizla r zl is a brand of rolling papers and other related paraphernalia in which tobacco or marijuana or a mixture is rolled to make handmade joints and cigarettes . rizla rolling papers are available in a range of thicknesses indicated by the colour of the packaging and sizes . contents 1 history 1.1 creation 1.2 the company breaks out 1.3 the rizla brand in the 20th century and beyond 2 cultural references 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit creation edit pierre lacroix was inspired to begin the production of rolling papers when in the year 1532 he traded some paper for a bottle of fine champagne and realized their potential market . 1 the company breaks out edit in 1660 having perfected the first paper specifically designed for rolling philippe lacroix began production . 2 despite the early success it was not until 76 years later in 1736 that the family acquired their own paper mill purchased by fran ois lacroix founder of the lacroix rolling paper company . 2 in 1796 napoleon granted the lacroix company a licence to produce rolling papers for his troops . 2 in 1865 a change was made to the formula the tissue previously used in the papers was replaced with paper made from rice . 2 it is this change to rice paper that caused the name rizla to finally emerge a combination of the french word riz meaning rice with la and a cross representing the lacroix family name which literally means the cross . 2 the rizla brand in the 20th century and beyond edit rizla produced some of the first flavoured papers in 1906 with the release of menthol and strawberry . the first rizla blue fine weight rolling papers were produced in 1910 with thinner paper and a more pronounced tobacco flavour . rizla also released one of the first rolling machines . in 1942 the rizla brand revolutionized the world of rolling papers when the lacroix brothers acquired a patent for applying gum to the edge of rolling papers . this new feature solidified rizla s position as a leader in the rolling paper industry placing them at the top of the market . in 1977 thirty three years after the brand name change rizla released the first of their king size rolling papers . in 1978 fernand painblanc took control of rizla bringing the tradition of lacroix family ownership to an end . the liquorice flavoured paper was released in 1981 . in 1986 rizla began rapid growth and large scale advertising . one successful advertising campaign in 1986 was a popular series of calendars and posters . a caf franchise which was featured at various concerts in the uk in 1996 was also extremely popular . in 1997 they produced a limited edition king size rizla purple medium weight extra width king size rolling paper in celebration of the phoenix music festival . in 1997 rizla was sold to imperial tobacco . in 1998 rizla continued their string of expansion and large scale advertising going so far as to release their own line of clothing sold at their caf s. in 2002 rizla closed a deal with suzuki and became one of their top motor bike racing sponsors forming the rizla suzuki racing team . the caterham superlight r500 sports is available with rizla markings following its launch in collaboration with rizla suzuki . rizla added a new paper to its line up in 2003 with the introduction of the rizla silver ultra thin king size rolling paper . in 2003 the uk advertising standards agency upheld a complaint that rizla had alluded to their products association with cannabis in a print advertisement that bore the caption twist and burn . in 2004 two more types of rizla papers were released ; one the rizla red medium weight slim paper is exclusive to the united kingdom and the republic of ireland . the other variety released in 2003 was the rizla silver regular size ultra thin rolling paper . in 2002 imperial tobacco closed rizla s historic factory at maz res sur salat near saint gaudens south of france . in september 2005 imperial tobacco announced the closure of rizla s treforest factory at pontypridd near cardiff in south wales with a loss of 134 jobs . after the closure of the factory rizla production is now concentrated at wilrijk belgium . since 2006 rizla also sponsors the suzuki motogp bike under rizla suzuki motogp team currently ridden by lvaro bautista . cultural references edit current expiry warning in kingsman dean and his mother ask eggsy if he has any rizla amy winehouse mentions rizla in her 2003 song bestfriends right . parquet courts mentions rizla in the song yonder is closer to the heart off the 2012 album light up gold . 3 lily allen mentions rizla in her 2014 song our time . natalia kills mentions rizla in her 2013 song problem . english folk singer nick drake s first album five leaves left took its title from a warning which was included in packs of rizla papers in the 1960s indicating that only five papers remained . 4 more recently this warning has been replaced by a ten paper warning . julian marley mentions rizla papers in boom draw ... lyrics haffa send fi a rizla we gon na burn down babylon . . reggae artist pablo gad s song hard times mentions rizla papers in its hook . 5 the lyric which has become recognizable in its own right goes when i was a youth i used to bun sic cali weed in a rizla we used to bun it in a rizla . this line has since been sampled by electronic artists such as the prodigy ed solo & skool of thought krafty kuts and matta . 1985 album whatever happened to jugula by roy harper and jimmy page features an unravelled orange rizla pack as cover art . in slovenia serbia croatia bosnia and the united kingdom rizla is genericized trademark name for rolling paper . 1993 12 inch single i ain t goin out like that by cypress hill features an unravelled orange rizla pack as cover art . in the british tv series peep show season 6 episode 4 the affair 2009 mark assures jez on the phone that he bought his rizla papers from the corner shop . the uk artist naira marley mentions rizla in his lyrics for the song marry juana cannabis in the rizla so high i can t get higher the uk artists ard adz and sho shallow mention rizla in their lyrics for the song smoke weed . chip rizla snapshot got ta get my weed in the picture the famous greek group zontanoi nekroi mentions rizla in their song halia halia the streets mention rizla in their song has it come to this 6 ratpack mention rizla in their song searchin for my rizla 7 the uk grime artist skepta mentions rizla in his song track 8 on his 2012 mixtape blacklisted . uk hiphop artists london posse mention rizla in the song pass me the rizla on the ruffness the british underground ep see also edit list of rolling papers recreational drug use roach references edit a history of tobacco . retrieved 17 march 2013 . a b c d e rizla history . retrieved 17 march 2013 . parquet courts yonder is closer to the heart lyrics metrolyrics . http www.metrolyrics.com yonder is closer to the heart lyrics parquet courts.html . retrieved 2015 08 24 five leaves left nick drake . www.nickdrake.com . retrieved 2010 10 02 . roots archive pablo gad the best of pablo gad . www.roots archives.com . retrieved 2011 07 25 . http genius.com the streets has it come to this lyrics ratpack searching for my rizla youtube . www.youtube.com . retrieved 2016 03 08 . external links edit http www.rizla.co.uk http www.rizla.com http www.rizla suzuki.co.uk v t e imperial brands brands cigarettes cabinet camel1 davidoff ducados rubio embassy ernte 23 excellence fine fortuna gauloises gelora djaja1 gitanes gudang garam horizon jps lambert & butler malibu marquise maxim mevius1 mocne montclair more1 mustang news nobel p & s premier r1 regal richmond route 66 sonoma superkings usa gold west windsor blue cigars backwoods classic cohiba2 dutch masters dux far as henry clay h. upmann2 montecristo2 phillies por larra aga2 quintero2 romeo y julieta2 trinidad2 vegafina other bali shag drum golden virginia mcclintock rizla 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