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NC farmers fear cutting nicotine will make it harder to export US tobacco
In addition to the tariffs and ongoing international trade war, North Carolina tobacco farmers face a new hurdle to selling their crop: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pushing to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to non-addictive levels to help curb smoking.
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In addition to the tariffs and ongoing international trade war, North Carolina tobacco farmers face a new hurdle to selling their crop: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pushing to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to non-addictive levels to help curb smoking.
Reporter : Cullen BrowderPhotographer : Greg Clark
Web Editor : Matthew Burns
Posted 2018-07-27T19:04:00-0400 - Updated 2018-07-27T19:07:46-0400