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One of the prime crops and economic powers of this country was and is tobacco. George Washington had thousands of acres growing tobacco and his economic well being rested on the changing weather in Virginia and the availability of Spanish tobacco in the English marketplace. The tobacco companies of today have had to re-invent themselves in order to survive and prosper. One of the most powerful lobbies in our nations capitol is the tobacco lobby. Tobacco is a legal product in the United States, it has acquired restrictions as to the age of the user and place of use, but it is legally grown, ...