I know that just mentioning PM sets your fur on end.......mine too!!!!
However, my reason for pointing these things out is not to get you riled, but to inform others who may be unaware of PM's practices.
I have a theory in it's very early stages Here goes:
Since I started rolling my own cigarettes, I have been smoking less. MUCH less. The reason is because I just don't want to smoke another one right after putting the last one out. The need for another nicotine fix isn't as strong like it was when I would smoke a Marlboro or some other store brand. I began to wonder why.
I wonder if the nicotine amount is lessened in the store brands. I wonder if it's intentional to make the smoker want to light up sooner because the nicotine isn't as prevelant as it would be naturally in regular tobacco. This would equal an increase in usage, thus an increase in smoking, and an increase in sales. I wonder if the number of cigarettes smoked -being increased by the nicotine "Modifications" in store brand cigarettes- is the actual cause of the ailments that smokers endure. I wonder if smoking plain, unmodified tobacco is actually healthier because the natural nicotine content in the normal tobacco is real and pure.
I wonder if I'm not the only one to think of this theory.
Oh me too! I remember one guy was really mad at me because I was bashing PM and he has stock in Phillip Morris. I didn't care. I still said I hope PM folded. He didn't take kindly to that.