"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.
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.
