Nicotine, the substance that gives tobacco most of its medicinal (and addictive) properties, supposedly also protects it from insects and makes it not a very friendly or attractive thing in its raw form
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Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stated, This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various elements of the civil rights and criminal justice movement. One senior administration official highlighted the challenges in reaching a consensus, stating, It was hard to put a timeline on the delay, citing lingering disagreements after months of hard conversations. The administration seeks additional time to gather input from external stakeholders, particularly from the civil rights perspective
40 Specifically, statute specifies that the regulations should include the methods, facilities, and controls involved in the manufacture, packing, and storage of a tobacco product