However, a lawsuit[1] was filed in the Cook County Circuit Court on May 31, 2016 challenging the ordinance because it violated Illinois State law, which states a home rule municipality that has not imposed a tax based on the number of units of cigarettes or tobacco products before July 1, 1993, shall not impose such a tax after that date.[2] While the City of Chicago did impose a tax on cigarettes prior to July 1, 1993, it did not impose a tax on other tobacco products prior to July 1, 1993
Harvesting could be accomplished by either removing leaves from the stalk in the field and curing them or by cutting the stalk off at ground level and hanging the entire stalk in the curing facility for the leaves to cure
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, ratified by 182 countries, addresses this epidemic
See the Flue-Cured Tobacco Guide or the North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual for registered materials, rates, and applications recommendations