8.25.2009

Cigarette Price News - Late August 2009

DIY cigarettes? Some smokers start growing tobacco

Wisconsin: State cigarette tax will jump 75 cents in 10 days

Mississippi: Cig taxes: Impact was as advertised

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Alternatives to cigarettes: Electronic Cigarettes

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As the first link shows, some people have decided to grow their own tobacco. From what I can gather it is legal to grow your own tobacco as long as you don't sell it and only grow it for your own use. It also seems like a lot of trouble to grow tobacco though, much more than growing other plants.

http://www.growtobacco.net/
http://www.howtogrowtobacco.com/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=grow+tobacco&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10

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Cigarettes costing over $6 for premium brands in most of Western Washington.

Going up steadily around the rest of the country.