Monkey King
Monkey King Expert Stoners Hemp Papers, King Size Ultra Thin
£42.99
£0.86 each
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The brand's thinnest King Size slim paper at 12.5gsm against a standard 14, in the Hemp shade of the Expert Stoners series. 18+ only.
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- Third-party lab-tested — COA on every batch
- Discreet plain packaging, no branding outside
- Sold to over-18s only, age-checked at checkout
Monkey King Expert Stoners Rolling Papers in Hemp are King Size slim leaves at 12.5gsm, which the brand states plainly is thinner than its traditional 14gsm paper. That one and a half gram difference is the entire reason this series exists, and it is the only specification anybody in this product's search results publishes. Everything else you will read about it is artwork. Three separate things the listings say about these papers do not hold up, including a colour that does not appear to exist, and the thinness figure itself raises a question worth putting to you honestly.
12.5 against 14, and why a gram and a half matters
The brand puts the comparison in its own words: the thinnest rolling papers at just 12.5gsm, compared to traditional 14gsm. That is unusually direct for this category, where thin is normally an adjective and never a number.
The standard Monkey King King Size hemp paper is 14gsm. This one is 12.5. Both are King Size slim at 108 by 44mm, both from the same brand, and the paper is the only thing that changes.
In use, a gram and a half per square metre is about eleven per cent less paper wrapped around whatever you are burning. Less paper means less of the paper's own character reaching you and a burn rate governed more by the contents than by the wrapper.
It also means a more delicate sheet. Thinner paper tears sooner, creases where you did not intend, and is noticeably less cooperative in humid air or cold hands. The brand's marketing calls that easier rolling. Our reading is the opposite: a 12.5gsm leaf is a paper for someone who already rolls well, which is presumably where the series name came from.
If you have not rolled much, the standard 14gsm King Size is the same size and the same shape and will fight you less. There is no shame in the thicker one.
| Line | Weight | Size | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard King Size hemp | 14gsm | 108 by 44mm | Everyday rolling |
| Expert Stoners, this page | 12.5gsm | 108 by 44mm | Confident hands |
| Difference | 1.5gsm, about 11 per cent | None | Feel, not format |
12.5gsm is below where hemp papers are supposed to go
This is where the number gets interesting, and we are going to show our working rather than assert a conclusion.
Published weight ranges for rolling paper materials put hemp at roughly 14 to 25gsm and rice at roughly 10 to 14. We set those bands out in full on our page for the standard King Size booklet.
A 12.5gsm paper sold as hemp sits below the documented hemp range entirely, and lands inside the rice one.
There are two honest readings of that. Either this paper is genuinely at the outer edge of what hemp fibre can be milled to, which would be a real achievement and worth saying so, or the word hemp on this line is doing something other than naming the fibre.
The second reading is not idle speculation, because the same brand gives us a reason to consider it. On its four metre rolls, the brand's own description says the roll is crafted with unbleached organic wood fibres and, in the same sentence, that it contains a hemp leaf. And across this brand's ranges, Hemp appears in lists beside Pink, Green, White and Unbleached, which are unambiguously shades.
The distributor listing for these particular papers states no fibre at all, so it settles nothing either way.
We have asked for the fibre in writing and will publish the answer here when it arrives. In the meantime, if the fibre specifically matters to you rather than the weight, the standard King Size booklet whose material line reads unbleached hemp paper is the surer pick. If what you actually want is the thinnest sheet this brand makes, that question does not affect you and this is the paper.
Four colours, seven colours, and one that does not exist
The colour information on this product is wrong in three different directions at once, which is worth untangling if you are choosing between listings.
The brand's own Expert Stoners page lists seven: Hemp, Orange, Pink, Red, Unbleached, White and Yellow.
Our distributor's description says the papers are available in four colours, and names them as pink, silver, hemp in green, or yellow. Silver does not appear anywhere in the brand's seven.
And the four Expert Stoners King Size lines our distributor actually holds are Pink, White, Hemp and Unbleached. So the sentence names a colour nobody sells, omits two the same distributor stocks, and includes yellow, which it does not carry in this line at all.
None of this changes the paper in front of you. The Hemp shade is real, it is stocked, and it is the one on this page. But it is a good illustration of why we read the source rather than reprinting it, and it is the third data fault we have documented on this brand today.
| Source | Colours stated | Problem |
|---|---|---|
| The brand's own page | Hemp, Orange, Pink, Red, Unbleached, White, Yellow | None, this is the full range |
| Our distributor's description | Pink, silver, hemp in green, yellow | Silver is not a Monkey King colour |
| What our distributor stocks | Pink, White, Hemp, Unbleached | Does not match its own description |
Two numbers that measure different things
You will meet 32 and 50 attached to this product, often on the same page, and they are not alternatives.
The brand states 32 extreme thin leaves per booklet. That is a paper specification and it matches the standard King Size line, which also runs 32 to a booklet.
The 50 refers to how retail booklets are grouped in a shop display. It is a trade packing number rather than anything about the paper.
The confusion is real and it is not ours. One retailer we checked puts 32 leaves in its page heading and 50 in its own web address, on the same product.
We are not going to tell you how many booklets our listing ships as until our distributor confirms it in writing, because guessing at that is exactly how a shopper ends up with a shop display when they wanted a booklet. Ask us before ordering and we will tell you what we hold.
When a named series is a different paper and when it is a sticker
Rolling paper brands run named editions constantly, and most of them are artwork. Same leaf, same weight, different cover, occasionally a different tip colour.
Expert Stoners is not one of those, and that is the useful thing to know. The weight genuinely changes. A named series that alters the paper is the exception rather than the rule in this category.
The test is simple and it works on any brand. Look for a number that changes. If the gsm, the dimensions or the fibre differ from the standard line, it is a different paper. If the only thing that differs is the design language and a colour, it is the same paper in a nicer wrapper, and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you know which you are buying.
By that test, this brand's Munchies, Alien Burst, Ready To Fly, Skulls and Sweet Jane packs are design editions of papers we have already described elsewhere, while Expert Stoners changes the specification.
Applied to our own aisle, the same test is why our page for the standard King Size booklet carries a full specification and this one leans on the brand's, because the distributor listing for Expert Stoners publishes no numbers whatsoever.
Who should buy something else
If you are new to rolling, take the standard 14gsm King Size. It is the same leaf size in a paper that tolerates mistakes, and a 12.5gsm sheet does not.
If you want a tip in the same booklet, this is not that. The papers and tips combipack is the one with a card tip section bound in.
If you need certainty about the fibre today rather than when our distributor replies, buy the standard King Size hemp booklet, whose material line states unbleached hemp paper.
If you roll outdoors in British weather, the thinnest paper available is the one most likely to tear while you are holding it in the wind.
And if you specifically want a paper containing a cannabinoid, no Monkey King paper is one. Hemp on a rolling paper refers to the plant the pulp came from, not to an extract, and our ROOR CBD infused papers are the ones on this shelf that genuinely contain CBD.
Over 18s only.
Frequently asked questions
- What weight are Expert Stoners King Size papers?
- 12.5gsm, per the brand's own page, which states the series as the thinnest rolling papers at just 12.5gsm compared to a traditional 14gsm. That makes them about eleven per cent lighter than the standard Monkey King King Size hemp leaf at the same 108 by 44mm size.
- What is the thinnest paper Monkey King makes?
- The Expert Stoners series at 12.5gsm. Everything else in the brand's King Size range runs at 14gsm, so this is the one line where the paper itself changes rather than the cover artwork.
- Are Expert Stoners papers the same as standard Monkey King papers?
- Same size, different paper. Both are King Size slim at 108 by 44mm, but Expert Stoners is milled at 12.5gsm against the standard line's 14gsm. Most named editions from rolling paper brands change only the design. This one changes the specification.
- Are Expert Stoners papers hemp or rice?
- We cannot confirm it and we would rather say so. The distributor listing states no fibre at all. The weight raises the question, since 12.5gsm sits below the published hemp band of roughly 14 to 25 and inside the rice band of roughly 10 to 14. We have asked for the fibre in writing.
- Which colours are Expert Stoners King Size papers sold in?
- The brand lists seven: Hemp, Orange, Pink, Red, Unbleached, White and Yellow. Our distributor holds four of them, Pink, White, Hemp and Unbleached, which does not match the four its own description names.
- Why does the description list colours that are not sold?
- Because the listing text and the stock list were written separately and never reconciled. The description names silver, which is not a Monkey King colour at all, and yellow, which our distributor does not carry in this line, while omitting the White and Unbleached it does hold.
- Is an edition a different paper or just different artwork?
- Usually artwork, and there is a simple test. Look for a number that changes. If the gsm, the dimensions or the fibre differ from the brand's standard line, it is genuinely a different paper. If only the cover and the colour name change, it is the same leaf in a different wrapper.
- Why do listings for this product say 32 and 50?
- Because the two numbers measure different things. The brand states 32 extreme thin leaves in a booklet, which is a paper specification. The 50 describes how booklets are grouped in a shop display. One retailer manages to use 32 in its page heading and 50 in its own web address.
Updated July 2026
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