What is the difference between regular and light tobacco?

[GoVegan]

I've got a question.

Why doesn't everyone that smokes, smoke 100's? Seems to be that there's 15% or so more tobacco for the same price. I bought a box for my wife today and the 100's were actually a buck cheaper. I could care less so I saved the buck but I'm just curious...actually, I've always been curious.

Lights or not. I notice Camel puts the holes in the filters. Like Carltons...but I never liked Carltons.

I remember buying Basic Lights 100's a few times when they were out of Kings and they didn't quite feel like the same thing. For some reason, the Kings felt a bit stronger to me.

[WickedKitchen]

I just bought my wife a box of Nat Sherman's MCD Lights. I had a couple with her too. They're 99's and rolled tightly. That coupled with the maduro wrapper makes them burn forever. I can't find the holes in the filters on these so maybe there is a different blend. They sure feel like the smoke is more mild than what I remember the regular MCD's to be.

[muddyfunkstar]

I used to smoke Marlboro Reds, then downgraded to Lights, but ended up smoking almost twice as many to get the nicotine I craved. You also need to inhale harder with Lights because they punch tiny holes in the paper round the filter to let smoke escape, and after a day on them I could feel that extra strain in my lungs. The cynic in me thinks lights are just crafty way to get people to smoke more under the illusion they're better for you.