Posted on 04/15/2018 12:34:44 PM PDT by Drango
“I grew up in the 1950s/1960s...middle class suburbia.Everyone smoked...my parents we far from unique.At least not in *my* neck of the woods. “
How right you are! I remember when America was still America dancing with women and they complimented me on the fine aroma of the pipe I was smoking. I remember asking stewardessees if it was ok to smoke my pipe and they said sure...we love the smell.
Long story short...I've seen more dead people than I care to remember.Cancer...heart attacks...strokes...murders...suicides...AIDS....COPD (usually caused by cigarettes)...and drunk driver accidents.
I'm sure we both understand that smoking *and* driving drunk can have catastrophic consequences...so exactly what are we discussing?
That's crazy. I roll my own and spend about $400 dollars a year on tobacco and papers. And that's after 0bama's 1,200% tax increase on loose tobacco.
My Granny *experienced a premature death* at age 72.... Cancer that spread throughout her body. But she never smoked....
Just sayin’.
My cousins, who are non-smoking neurotic "organic only" liberals with "sensitivities" to "solvents" in the air that no one else can detect said they were surprised that they didn't smell tobacco on me.
“Overweight” people are the cause of more health related issues than smokers........has been so for the past several years...... I expect that will continue to increase.
“and leave horrid health issues later in life that most cant remotely afford to take care of.”
They SOMETIMES have horrible health issues,they sometimes don’t.
You may find this hard to believe but I have actually known non-smokers who have had horrible health issues——and are no longer here.
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I’m sure you’ve seen it all and I have nothing but admiration for nurses. Sorry about your mother.
Don’t matter to me; I grow my own tobacco, cure it and cut it.
Depending on how I cure, cut, or twist, I can smoke it in my pipe, roll a cigarette, or have a good chaw.
I am 68 years old now (almost 69 and haven’t seen a doctor in over 20 years), still in good health, and do all my work on the farm by myself.
I will admit as I have gotten older and more financially secure, I have purchased a few toys to help with the heavy labor.
A tractor for the plowing and heavy dirt moving, a riding mower for mowing the meadow, a chain saw and splitter for the fire wood.
Just beats the hell out of doing it all by hand like I used to.
Started smoking when I was 11 years old, my Dad taught me how to roll.
Been growing my own tobacco for about 15 years.
Cure, cut, and twist.
One cut for the pipe (coarse), one cut for the cigarette (fine), twist for the chew.
Don’t spend money on tobacco anymore, just papers.
Little bit of labor (which you would spend on the dollars for store bought anyway) and NO TAXES.
“Smoking wacky tobacky escapes public disapproval even though it carries additional personal and public health risks over tobacco smoking”
and it STINKS so bad that cops smell it, turn their cruisers around, to chase down and pull over the potheads.
The smell of a control substance emanating from the vehicle is probable cause to search it.
BUSTED!
There is quite a trade in out of state cigarettes in NY. Some of the players include traditional organized crime.
After losing both parents, a brother in law, a father in law and in the process of losing a cousin to smoking related illness, I thank God every day that I never started. As a side note, I often see drivers holding a cigarette outside their car window so as not to have too much smoke in the car I guess. They don’t mind putting it straight into their lungs but don’t smell up the car!
Savvy farmers will switch their money crop to legalized marijuana.
I know some people in NC who are looking to buy some farming acreage in anticipation of the state legalizing it one day.
I’m curious...is the plant itself hard to grow? I have some experience with plants (worked two seasons on a perennial farm) I’m in Louisiana now....not sure if the climate is condusive for it ...real damp...
I own many shares in RAI:US (now BATS:LN). What can I say?
Actually, in CO where pot is considered an ingestible like food, there are strict guidelines for listing the ingredients. You know, just like any other food for sale.
It is not unregulated.
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