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[Kentucky, Tennessee] Tobacco farmers see rebound in leaf prices

Burley tobacco farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee are reaping some of their best paydays since plunging into the free market, capitalizing on tight leaf supplies and a quality crop that bounced back from an early-season drought.
AP - Associated Press
added Nov 21, 2012 04:05
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[Kentucky] Feds Reach Deal With Online Cigarette Company

Federal prosecutors have reached a $3.1 million settlement with the owners of an online cigarette dealership over taxes owed on the smokes ... Prosecutors say the invoices were an attempt to avoid more than $2 million in excise taxes. Israel and Pam Chave
AP - Associated Press
added May 9, 2013 00:32
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[Kentucky] Kick Butts Day encourages smokers to quit

ASHLAND — National Kick Butts Day is next Wednesday but the Ashland-Boyd County Health Department will be visiting local schools for the next two weeks educating students on the dangers of tobacco and encouraging them to quit.
Ashland (KY) Daily Independent
added Mar 15, 2013 06:54
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[Kentucky] Judge's order that Lexington police must return smoke-shop items is latest twist in synthetic-drugs case

This month, Fayette District Court Judge Kim Wilkie granted Saville's motion to have some of the items returned to her, according to court records. Wilkie's ruling was the latest twist in the case, in which Saville has challenged Lexington police procedu
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
added Jan 26, 2013 22:31
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[Kentucky] Tobacco processor, seed producer among businesses wondering if hemp could boost bottom line

One possibility is industrial hemp, an outlawed cousin of marijuana that once was a staple of Kentucky agriculture. The long-dormant hemp crop with a multitude of uses could make a comeback if some prominent Kentucky politicians get their way.
AP - Associated Press
added Nov 23, 2012 15:03
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[Kentucky] Police discover illegal gambling operation inside Discount Tobacco

, officers with the drug enforcement and special investigations branch executed a search warrant Thursday at The Discount Tobacco Store in shoppers Village Plaza. Police obtained the warrant following several purchases of synthetic drugs at the business.
Winchester (KY) Sun
added Oct 9, 2012 07:28
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[Kentucky] trust: Tobacco Retailer Underage Sales Training

Kentucky is educating tobacco retailer employees to prevent the sale of cigarettes to underage youth. As part of this effort, state tobacco prevention specialists have developed a FREE program called Tobacco Retailer Underage Sales Training (TRUST).
Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
added Jul 10, 2012 14:39
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[Kentucky] New tobacco heritage mural goes up along U.S. 127 in Monterey ($$)

Just in time to welcome NASCAR fans, a new barn mural has been placed on Jobston and Joann Threet's barn on U.S. Highway 127 South in Monterey. The "Growing Plants and Pulling Plants" mural is hung as a triptych and features three framed sections.
Owenton (KY) News Herald
added Jun 27, 2012 14:09
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[Kentucky] Tobacco may hold key to cutting Parkinson's disease risk

Researchers at U of L link plant virus to possible breakthrough
Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal
added May 15, 2012 01:12
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VIDEO: Kentucky puffs on as tobacco farming dwindles

US state with highest number of smokers was once a major tobacco producer, but many farmers switched crops.
Al-Jazeera (qt)
added May 13, 2013 03:16
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