While Virginia's cigarette tax rate of 30 cents has remained unchanged for at least a decade, West Virginia's rate of $1.20 per pack joined 33 other states that now collect at least $1 per pack of cigarettes or more, according to Washington-based Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
In 17th century Russia, the punishment for smoking was having your lips slit
Early in the 16th century beggars in Sevilla (Seville) picked up discarded cigar butts, shredded them, and rolled them in scraps of paper for smoking, thus creating the first cigarettes
Nicotine is produced by the tobacco plant as a pesticide against insects and animals
April 14, 2009
The 3-piece mahogany neck , rosewood fingerboard , and 25.5" scale length provide a comfortable, familiar feel for players moving between acoustic and electric styles