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Tobacco distribution is measured in the United States using the term, "tobacco outlet density." [3] An estimated 34.3 million people, or 14% of all adults (aged 18 years or older), in the United States smoked cigarettes in 2015. By state, in 2015, smoking prevalence ranged from between 9.1% and 12.8% in Utah to between 23.7% and 27.4% in West ...
The history of commercial tobacco production in the United States dates back to the 17th century when the first commercial crop was planted. The industry originated in the production of tobacco for British pipes and snuff .
In 1964 the United States Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health likewise began suggesting the relationship between smoking and cancer, which confirmed its suggestions 20 years later in the 1980s. In the United States, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) became law in 2009.
Wholly Built Upon Smoke" Tobacco in History: The Cultures of Dependence. London: Routledge (1993). Goodman, Jordan. Tobacco in History and Culture: An Encyclopedia (2 vol Thomason-Gale, 2005) Gray, Lewis Cecil. History of agriculture in the southern United States to 1860 (1933) vol 1 pp 213-276 online; Hardin, David S.
The minimum purchasing age for tobacco in the United States before December 20, 2019 varied by state and territory. Since December 20, 2019, the smoking age in all states and territories is 21 under federal law which was passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump.
The development of tobacco as an export began in Virginia in 1614 when one of the English colonists, John Rolfe, experimented with a plant he had brought from the West Indies, 'Nicotania tabacum. In the same year, the first tobacco shipment was sent to England. The British prized tobacco, for it was a way to display one's wealth to the public.
Tobacco Culture: The Mentality of the Great Tidewater Planters on the Eve of Revolution. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-00596-6.. Source on tobacco culture in 18th-century Virginia pp. 46–55; Burns E (2006). The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-482-3. Cosner C (February 10, 2015).
The United States Congress has not attempted to enact any type of nationwide federal smoking ban in workplaces and public places. Therefore, such policies are entirely a product of state and local laws. In 1995, California was the first state to enact a statewide smoking ban for restaurants. [1]