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Re:Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant growth by lettergram on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:03PM (#36926203)
The government has been intentionally making tobacco expensive for a generation or more.

They regulated all the supplies to grow tobacco, making it all but impossible to profitably grow in the US. Then they added a bunch of tariffs on both supply and tobacco. Then they tax the hell out of the final product.

Cigarettes are super cheap without government interference

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Re:Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant growth by noduerme on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:11PM (#36926254)
The tariffs on French and Spanish imports really sucked. The day Gauloises and Gitanes disappeared from the US was dark. I would pay $50 a pouch for that stuff if I could obtain it anywhere. I never come back from Europe without the maximum I'm allowed to bring in.
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Re:Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant growth by hanniabu on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:15PM (#36926287)
If only they did that for sugar
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Re:Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant growth by Reason077 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:33PM (#36926402)
The US does have fairly steep tariffs on imported sugar. And subsidises domestic corn production. Hence why high-fructose corn syrup is found in nearly everything!
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