Smoking: How much is too much?

[Simon_X]

I prefer the phrase “less hazardous to your health”, but I know what you mean. The tobacco it self doesn’t contain large amounts of carcinogens, most of the extremely harmful ones come from what they add and few come from burning the tobacco via smoking, and even some of those can exist for only a second. Anyways, yes, by this logic tobacco back from the days was much less dangerous to your health.

Arsenic comes in two forms. Organic, which is naturally found in the the soil, and ground water. Your body is built to withstand trace amounts of this. Inorganic is the kind used in pesticides that farmers use on tobacco. Farmers don’t wash their tobacco so this stuff stays on them and becomes part of what you smoke.

Thanks, I learned a lot on this, I am not a smoker, but I find this topic really interesting.

Are you or your family Tabacco farmers or just knowledgable from where you live?

 

[stringbeanduck]

Thanks, I learned a lot on this, I am not a smoker, but I find this topic really interesting.

Are you or your family Tabacco farmers or just knowledgable from where you live?

No. It’s just me. I became interested in tobacco over the past few years by reading history books, novels, and searching websites that all have to deal with tobacco. Later on after a lot of research I then decided to take my experience to the next level and grow mine own. Once you get the hang of it, everything seems pretty easy. I would have to say the hardest part would be the curing. Instead of doing it in a barn, I ferment my tobacco which causes chemical reaction in the leaf. After 4 weeks sitting at 120°F and 70 RH, it was cured and is now aging up in the attic. Every time a family member asks for some I take a few leaves down, bring them case( flexable), take the mid-ribs out, and shred it down to size.