is tobacco still grown in north carolina and related products contribute $12.7 billion economic impact to Carolina. This includes tobacco manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing ($12.2 B) and tobacco production ($500 million). #NCAgStats #NCAgriculture The Story of the Tobacco

According to the film trivia website IMDb, the tobacco hornworm moths used in the the film were treated like celebrities by the filmmakers: They were flown first class to the set (in a special carrier), and had special living quarters (rooms with controlled humidity and heat). The movie poster at right featured Jodi Foster with a tobacco hornworm moth photoshopped with a skeleton skullactually a realistic portrayal of the Deaths Head Hawk Moth, which is generally only found in Africa and southern Europe

They [...] Retailer density linked to daily smoking A paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine based on the dissertation of ASPiREs Amanda Kong (UNC) found that the density of tobacco retailers, especially gas stations and convenience stores that sell tobacco products, was associated with adult smoking behaviors

Legislation was also passed as a way of ensuring that low-quality trash tobacco was not being shipped or used for the payment of taxes

Restitution of all surcharge amounts charged