: a thin dense transparent or semitransparent paper highly resistant to the passage of air and grease
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Police allegedly found 641 glassine bags, including one that was tested and was found to be heroin/fentanyl, 1.78 grams of cocaine, 0.52g of crack cocaine, nine Adderall capsules, plastic and glass straws commonly used to snort narcotics and $232, according to Cleverdon.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Two closets in the hallway contained bags stuffed with fentanyl bricks and more than 1,000 glassine envelopes filled with the drug.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Overdose crisis reaches historic levels in New York City
One of the items recovered was a stamp with the same identification that was used on the glassine envelopes found in the drug making material recovered from the day care, federal investigators said.
—Mark Crudele, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2023
Between roll-packing and introducing the glassine bags, prAna has eliminated over 20 million polybags from its distribution process since 2010.
—Chris Burton, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2021
Fried balls of jasmine rice, fragrant with coconut nestled against aromatic sausage, lettuce leaves, tender sprigs of cilantro, and glassine fried makrut lime leaves and bird’s eye chile.
—Washington Post, 27 June 2021
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Two closets in the hallway contained bags stuffed with fentanyl bricks and more than 1,000 glassine envelopes filled with the drug.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Overdose crisis reaches historic levels in New York City
One of the items recovered was a stamp with the same identification that was used on the glassine envelopes found in the drug making material recovered from the day care, federal investigators said.
—Mark Crudele, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2023
Between roll-packing and introducing the glassine bags, prAna has eliminated over 20 million polybags from its distribution process since 2010.
—Chris Burton, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2021
Fried balls of jasmine rice, fragrant with coconut nestled against aromatic sausage, lettuce leaves, tender sprigs of cilantro, and glassine fried makrut lime leaves and bird’s eye chile.
—Washington Post, 27 June 2021
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“Glassine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glassine. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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