"She talks about cartons and packs in relation to crops and seeds. Planted in 2009, her first crop— 25 plants of Golden Seal Special Burley tobacco — produced nine cartons of cigarettes. Ms. Silk would have spent more than $1,000 had she bought nine cartons in parts of New York City. Instead, she spent $240, mostly for the trays, the buckets and plant food.
But for Ms. Silk, 46, a retired police officer and the founder of New York City Clash (Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment), a smokers’ rights group, it is not just about the money. "
Good for her! I'm not a smoker myself but love it when people have the ambition to outsmart the government. Next we'll be seeing a proposal to make growing tobacco illegal.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
towermonkey wrote: Oh my!!! Nine cartons is worth how much? That's over $11 per pack. Glad I quit when I did.
me too.....it is a very expensive habit....it has become pretty common now for government, local, state, and federal, to target smokers to get immediate income.
