I've been watching a thread over at Howtogrowtobacco and hope this post will resolve any doubt about the legality of buying and selling whole leaf tobacco. There are some who will not accept any amount evidence and I'm running out of evidence to provide. It's almost like trying to prove you didn't do something.
"A simple explanation to the misinterpretation of the term “Whole leaf tobacco”
It is not at all unusual for industry terminology to be shared among different user groups. Like many words in the English language, a single word can have many meanings...such is the case with the term “Whole leaf tobacco”.
Whole leaf tobacco in the industry of commercial tobacco production means, tobacco leaves with the main central stem (aka mid rib), the veins that branch out from the mid rib and the lamina, (the papery webbing between the veins)...literally, the entire leaf of tobacco.
Related industries such as cigar and cigarello manufacturers use the term “whole leaf tobacco” to describe using only the the true natural tobacco leaf in their products. Whole leaf tobacco cigars contain no reconstituted tobacco, tobacco paper, expanded stems, or any other filler. Tobacco products made with “whole leaf tobacco” are are subject to all of the same Federal taxation and licensing as any other tobacco product.
It really is that simple"
"A simple explanation to the misinterpretation of the term “Whole leaf tobacco”
It is not at all unusual for industry terminology to be shared among different user groups. Like many words in the English language, a single word can have many meanings...such is the case with the term “Whole leaf tobacco”.
Whole leaf tobacco in the industry of commercial tobacco production means, tobacco leaves with the main central stem (aka mid rib), the veins that branch out from the mid rib and the lamina, (the papery webbing between the veins)...literally, the entire leaf of tobacco.
Related industries such as cigar and cigarello manufacturers use the term “whole leaf tobacco” to describe using only the the true natural tobacco leaf in their products. Whole leaf tobacco cigars contain no reconstituted tobacco, tobacco paper, expanded stems, or any other filler. Tobacco products made with “whole leaf tobacco” are are subject to all of the same Federal taxation and licensing as any other tobacco product.
It really is that simple"
