Tical Backwoods

A 2026 letter in the journal Tobacco Control describes TICAL as a co-branded line of Backwoods tobacco cigars in the US with hip-hop artist Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan, and Tical Backwoods belong to that line.

Backwoods x TICAL in a 2026 Tobacco Control letter

The letter carries the title “Rolling with a rap icon: an exploration of the Backwoods x TICAL collaboration”. It notes that TICAL is also the name of Method Man’s 1994 debut solo album and of his cannabis brand, which launched in California in 2020.

Tical Edition Cigars and their December 2025 list entry

California’s Unflavored Tobacco List includes Backwoods Tical Edition Cigars, entered as a 5-count pouch, which is packed in 8-pack cartons, and the entry’s date added is December 31, 2025. That entry signals the maker’s certification that no constituent of the Tical Edition imparts a characterizing flavour. The list is published by California’s Department of Justice, and every brand style on it carries a certification from its manufacturer or importer, made under penalty of perjury.

Hip-hop ties, and unrolling a Tical leaf

Imperial Brands, which owns Backwoods, calls it a mass-market cigar brand closely tied to popular culture and entertainment, with a following that is especially strong in the US hip-hop community.

Our Fronto vs Backwoods guide describes how many people unroll a Backwoods, shake out the tobacco and put cannabis in its place to make a blunt. The guide’s tip is to begin at the leaf’s edge and peel it back a little at a time, because a delicate leaf that tears is hard to roll.