Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Tobacco has a long cultural, economic, and social impact on the United States. Tobacco cultivation in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1610 led to the expansion of British colonialism in the Southern United States. [1] As the demand for Tobacco grew in Europe, further colonization in British America and Tobacco production saw a parallel increase. [2]
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; History of commercial tobacco in the United States; List of countries by tobacco consumption per capita; Plantation economy; Nicotine; Smoking; Tar (tobacco residue) Tobacco and health; Tobacco and other drugs; Prevalence of tobacco usage
A 2017 review states, "The tobacco industry dominates the e-cigarette market." [20] All of the large tobacco companies are selling e-cigarettes. [21] A 2017 review states, "Small companies initially dominated the electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) market, and these firms had no links to the tobacco industry.
The industry originated in the production of tobacco for British pipes and snuff. See Tobacco in the American colonies. In late 18th century there was an increase in demand for tobacco in the United States, where the demand for tobacco in the form of cigars and chewing tobacco increased. In the late 19th century production shifted to the ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
At the peak of global tobacco production, there were 20 million rural Chinese households producing tobacco on 2.1 million hectares of land. [12] The vast majority of tobacco production is intended for the national market. While it is the major crop for millions of Chinese farmers, growing tobacco is not as profitable as cotton or sugar cane.
Cogswell, Thomas. "‘In the Power of the State’: Mr Anys's Project and the Tobacco Colonies, 1626–1628". English Historical Review 123.500 (2008): 35-64; a failed scheme for a transatlantic monopoly of Virginian and Bermudan tobacco. Goodman, Jordan. Wholly Built Upon Smoke" Tobacco in History: The Cultures of Dependence. London: Routledge ...
Burley tobacco is a light air-cured tobacco used primarily for cigarette production. In the United States it is produced in an eight-state belt with approximately 70% produced in Kentucky . Tennessee produces approximately 20%, with smaller amounts produced in Indiana , North Carolina , Missouri , Ohio , Virginia , Maryland , Pennsylvania and ...