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Gravel Democrat Donating Member (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 08:35 AM
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Smokers: An important observation regarding organic tobacco
it doesn't leave a deposit on the bottom of an ashtray.

Even after 6 years.

Here's proof:



Since June 2005 this ashtray has only been used as an ashtray for
American Spirit Organic tobacco cigarettes. ~a pack a week.



No other cigarettes (or cannabis or anything else) have touched this ashtray.

And since 6/2005, it has never been cleaned, scraped or washed.
There is another ashtray that was used for 9 years without cleaning in any way.

So what *exactly* is that stuff people have to scrape off the bottom of
their ashtrays when using regular tobacco?

Is *that* collecting in the bottom of peoples lungs?

Why is there no such residue from Organic tobacco?

Check out this grower talking about spraying *malathion* on his next crop!

http://youtu.be/VcrgCMvF8AM

List of additives in cigarettes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_additives_in_cigarettes
This is the list of 599 additives in cigarettes submitted to the
United States Department of Health and Human Services in April 1994

Here are just the chemicals/additives in most cigarettes that start with the letter A:

Acetanisole
Acetic acid
Acetoin
Acetophenone
6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane
2-Acetyl-3-Ethylpyrazine
2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran
Acetylpyrazine
2-Acetylpyridine
3-Acetylpyridine
2-Acetylthiazole
Aconitic Acid
dl-Alanine
Alfalfa Extract
Allspice Extract, Oleoresin, and Oil
Allyl Hexanoate
Allyl Ionone
Almond Bitter Oil
Ambergris Tincture
Ammonia
Ammonium Bicarbonate
Ammonium Hydroxide
Diammonium phosphate
Ammonium sulfide
Amyl Alcohol
Amyl Butyrate
Amyl Formate
Amyl Octanoate
alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde
Amyris Oil
trans-Anethole
Angelica Root Extract, Oil and Seed Oil
Anise
Anise Star, Extract and Oils
Anisyl Acetate
Anisyl Alcohol
Anisyl Formate
Anisyl Phenylacetate
Apple Juice Concentrate, Extract, and Skins
Apricot Extract and Juice Concentrate
L-Arginine
Asafetida Fluid Extract And Oil
Ascorbic Acid
L-Asparagine Monohydrate
L-Aspartic Acid

564 more additives/chemicals to go



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yella_dawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 08:38 AM
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1. American Spirits got sued for mentioning this.
Truth is evil where it interferes with profit.


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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 08:48 AM
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2. Apparently, American Indians did not get addicted to tobacco/nicotene; why not?
Apparently, tobacco was reserved for special occasions, which may have prevented addiction. On the other hand, if tobacco was used so sparingly, why didn't they all get sick as dogs when they did indulge?
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 10:27 AM
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3. Concentration
Selective breeding has increased the amount of nicotine to the point where addiction is the main feature of tobacco products. If you use a weak form only on special occasions, developing an addiction is much harder than when a higher dose is dispensed 20 or 40 times a day.
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 10:30 AM
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4. Well if they only used it on special occasions...
But the truth is, I'm sure theres some addictive additives in the commercially produced cancer sticks.
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