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A smoking article includes a tobacco column, a binder surrounding the tobacco column, a first wrapper surrounding the binder, and at least one additional removable wrapper which surrounds the first wrapper and is removably secured to a wrapper beneath the additional removable wrapper. Packaging for

A smoking article includes a tobacco column, a binder surrounding the tobacco column, a first wrapper surrounding the binder, and at least one additional removable wrapper which surrounds the first wrapper and is removably secured to a wrapper beneath the additional removable wrapper. Packaging for a smoking article involves a supportive tube surrounding the smoking article and sealed in a package, where the package is made from a front and a rear sheet sealed together to form a sealed envelope.

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What is claimed is: 1. A smoking article, comprising: a tobacco column; a first binder surrounding the tobacco column; a first removable wrapper layer as a first continuous sheet including a second binder, a first tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said second binder and said first tobacco wrapper b

What is claimed is: 1. A smoking article, comprising: a tobacco column; a first binder surrounding the tobacco column; a first removable wrapper layer as a first continuous sheet including a second binder, a first tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said second binder and said first tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping an end of the second binder with an end of the first tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the second binder and the first tobacco wrapper extending from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping ends such that said first removable wrapper layer is the first continuous sheet, said first removable wrapper layer non-adhesively wrapped at least once around the first binder and surrounding the first binder, said second binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article; and at least one additional removable wrapper layer, each of said at least one additional removable wrapper layers being an additional continuous sheet including an additional binder, an additional removable tobacco wrapper, and an additional adhesive, said additional binder and said additional removable tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping an end of the additional binder with an end of the additional removable tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the additional binder and the additional removable tobacco wrapper extending from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the additional adhesive between the overlapping ends such that said at least one additional removable wrapper layer is the additional continuous sheet, said additional wrapper layer non-adhesively wrapped a plurality of times around the first removable wrapper layer and surrounding the first removable wrapper layer, said additional binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article, wherein the additional removable tobacco wrapper is removably secured to the additional removable wrapper layer beneath the additional removable tobacco wrapper. 2. The smoking article of claim 1, wherein the additional removable tobacco wrapper has a first section and a second section distinct from the first section, the second section including the overlapping end, the first section including a tab comprising an end corner of additional removable tobacco wrapper spaced from the overlapping end of the additional removable tobacco wrapper, the tab folded inward toward the tobacco column, and the additional removable tobacco wrapper being removably secured to the additional removable wrapper layer beneath the additional removable tobacco wrapper by an adhesive between the tab and the second section immediately beneath the tab. 3. The smoking article of claim 2, wherein the smoking article is surrounded by a cylindrical supportive tube and sealed in a package, the cylindrical supportive tube preventing the cylindrical smoking article from being crushed and having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the smoking article to prevent the smoking article from unintentionally sliding out of the cylindrical supportive tube, the package housing the cylindrical supportive tube and including a front sheet and a rear sheet, wherein the front and rear sheets are sealed together to form a sealed envelope about the cylindrical supportive tube and the cylindrical smoking article. 4. The smoking article of claim 3, wherein the cylindrical supportive tube is made of a flexible plastic material. 5. The smoking article of claim 3, wherein the cylindrical supportive tube is open-ended. 6. The smoking article of claim 3, wherein the front and rear sheets are made of foil. 7. The smoking article of claim 3, wherein the front and rear sheets are hermetically sealed. 8. The smoking article of claim 3, wherein the smoking article is individually sealed in the package. 9. The smoking article of claim 1, wherein the smoking article is surrounded by a cylindrical supportive tube and sealed in a package, the cylindrical supportive tube preventing the cylindrical smoking article from being crushed and having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the smoking article to prevent the smoking article from unintentionally sliding out of the cylindrical supportive tube, the package housing the cylindrical supportive tube and including a front sheet and a rear sheet, wherein the front and rear sheets are sealed together to form a sealed envelope about the cylindrical supportive tube and the cylindrical smoking article. 10. The smoking article of claim 9, wherein the cylindrical supportive tube is made of a flexible plastic material. 11. The smoking article of claim 3, wherein the cylindrical supportive tube is open-ended. 12. The smoking article of claim 9, wherein the front and rear sheets are made of foil. 13. The smoking article of claim 9, wherein the front and rear sheets are hermetically sealed. 14. The smoking article of claim 9, wherein the smoking article is individually sealed in the package. 15. The smoking article of claim 1, wherein the additional removable tobacco wrapper is removably self-secured to the additional removable wrapper layer wrapper beneath the additional removable tobacco wrapper so as to not unintentionally slip or pop off the additional removable tobacco wrapper. 16. The smoking article of claim 15, wherein the additional removable wrapper layer surrounding the first removable wrapper layer that surrounds the binder surrounding the tobacco provides a finished smoking article available for smoking without further wrapping or unwrapping. 17. A smoking article, comprising: a tobacco column; a first binder surrounding the tobacco column; and a removable wrapper layer as a continuous sheet including a second binder, a tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said second binder and said tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping an end of the second binder with an end of the tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the second binder and the tobacco wrapper extending from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping ends such that said removable wrapper layer is the continuous sheet, said removable wrapper layer non-adhesively wrapped a plurality of times around the first binder and surrounding the first binder, said second binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article, the tobacco wrapper having a tab comprising an end corner of the wrapper, distinct from the overlapping end of the tobacco wrapper, which is folded inward toward the tobacco column, tobacco wrapper being removably secured to the smoking article by an adhesive between the tab and the removable wrapper layer immediately beneath the tab and between the tab and the first binder. 18. A smoking article comprising: a tobacco column; a first binder surrounding the tobacco column; and a removable wrapper layer as a continuous sheet removably adhered to and surrounding the binder, said removable wrapper layer including a second binder, a tobacco wrapper, and an adhesive, said second binder having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, said tobacco wrapper having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the second binder and the tobacco wrapper being adhesively connected to each other by overlapping the first end of the second binder with the third end of the tobacco wrapper to form an overlap at the overlapping ends with the second end of the second binder and the fourth end of the tobacco wrapper distanced from the overlap in opposite directions, and by applying the adhesive between the overlapping first end and third end at the overlap such that the connected second binder and tobacco wrapper may be rolled as the continuous sheet, said second binder decreasing the burn rate of the smoking article.