What is the tobacco industry?
The tobacco industry is an industry that produces and sells tobacco -based products. Any person or company that grows, adds, ships, advertises or distributes tobacco or tobacco -based products, is directly connected to the tobacco industry. Tobacco became the main commodity in 1500 years, when Spanish introduced a crop to Western Europeans; In the 16th century, when the colonists arrived in today's America, tobacco became the main export. For years, the tobacco industry has been one of the leading agricultural industries of the planet. Tobacco grows in a warm, humid environment, so it can be grown globally. Those who are active in the tobacco industry defend the production of tobacco as an essential part of the global economy. Others work to show the harmful effects of tobacco use.
The World Health Organization concluded that half of the inviting tobacco would die of tobacco -related causes. They also claim that tobacco can cause the persistent health problems they have for usLED higher health care costs. There is a strong connection between tobacco and cancer, and many believe that smoking is a contributing factor in the development of lung cancer and oral cancer. Smartless tobacco is not immune to fight.
The tobacco dispute mounted at the end of the 20th and early 2000, so that the World Health Organization launched a global tobacco control agreement. The contract limiting almost all aspects of tobacco production and sales has signed more than 100 countries around the world. China, India, Brazil and the United States lead in the production of unprocessed tobacco and tobacco limitation can change overall sales and production for these countries. Sales are changing with high taxes in many countries have signed a contract. Meanwhile, many of the leading tobacco companies were in dispute and lawsuits.
It surrounds tobacco with a significant amount of controversy, so it has become a political problem around the world. JointStates and Canada are among the countries dealing with political disapproval of how tobacco is used and produced. Although tobacco is not so widely advertised at the beginning of the 21st century, the entertainment industry was often used to promote tobacco in the 20th century. Hollywood stars and other celebrities were often expressed in films in movies. After the anti-cut groups became the main force against tobacco, many actors and filmmakers began to do it so that tobacco did not use or see it.