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December 30, 2019

GEOCITIES IS CLOSING! The four sacred plants are gift of the Four Manido (Spirits of the Four Directions). To those who live in the…

November 29, 2019

Yes. Among the more than 7, chemicals that have been identified in secondhand tobacco smoke, at least 250 are known to be harmful…

October 30, 2019

An estimated 2.6 million people now use e-cigarettes in the UK. And this rapid rise in popularity – along with the huge range of products…

October 10, 2019

Copenhagen wasn t an overnight success by any means . In fact, it was pretty much impossible to find outside of Pennsylvania until…

August 31, 2019

Some very popular tobaccos come in the form of a cake, flake, spun, and rope. Preparing them for smoking is an individual thing, but…

July 22, 2019

Smoking – and quitting smoking – is big business. According to the American Cancer Society, the average smoker spends $1, 500 a year…

June 12, 2019

Washington Duke In 1865, Washington Duke of North Carolina was released from Libby Prison, having been captured during the Confederate…

April 13, 2019

The history of tobacco is the history of Jamestown and of Virginia. No one staple or resource ever played a more significant role in…

February 12, 2019

(Adapted from Tobacco Timeline by Gene Borrio.) The native people of the Americas considered tobacco a gift from the Great Spirit…

December 4, 2018

National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse THE BAN ON ADVERTISING Both the U.S. Public Health Service and Federal Trade Commission…

February 25, 2017

Nicotine was isolated from tobacco leaves ( Nicotiana tabacum ) in 1828, but the powerful effects of nicotine were already well recognized…