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Tobacco in the 1700s
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Virginia Inspection Act initiated
The plan for nationwide tobacco standardization is initiated. -
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Unstable Tobacco Prices/Market
Prices fluctuate frequently -
Pope Benedict XIII supports smoking
Pope Benedict XIII learns to smoke and repeals the Papal Bulls against smoking set by his predecessor. -
NC Tobacco Banned in VA
North Carolina tobacco was banned for a time in Virginia. -
Virginia Inspection Act put into effect
The Virginia Inspection Act promoted sweeps of tobacco exports, ensuring maximum quality of the products and eliminating 'trash tobacco,' assorted filler material such as random leaves in place of tobacco. -
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Tobacco Prices Stabilize
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First clinical study on the effects of tobacco is performed
In this groundbreaking study, it was found that tobacco users have a greater chance of nose cancer. -
Cigars are introduced to the US
General Israel Putnam introducings smoking cigars to the United States. -
A study shows that tobacco causes lip cancer
Continuing the growing trend of negative tobacco studies, Samuel Thomas von Soemmerring discovers that smoking tobacco in a pipe causes an increased risk of lip cancer. -
Benjamin Rush compares tobacco to alcohol
Benjamin Rush, a respected physician and one of the Founding Fathers, writes about the medical dangers of tobacco and claims that smoking leads to and is comparable to drunkenness. -
Canada enters the business
Tobacco begins being commercially produced and advertised in Canada.
