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Parliament is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Phillip Morris. Parliaments are distinctive for their recessed paper filter, in contrast to the solid foam filters on other filtered cigarettes. They are sold in "light", 100s, and menthol varieties, in addition to the regular "king-size" cigarettes. Parliaments are sold in white packaging inset with large blue rectangles (green on menthol packs and cartons), distinctive for the chevron shape of the lining just inside the flip-top.
Though Parliaments represent a small share of Phillip Morris's cigarette sales (1.7% based on sales figures in the first quarter of 2004)[1] (http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/about_us/company_information.asp), they are rather popular among smokers in their 20's in the United States and Russia.
Parliaments' unique filter recesses are notoriously used for snorting cocaine. One recess fits approximately half a line.
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