11.   Gore acknowledged that he used to grow tobacco on his family farm in Carthage, but stopped when his sister died of lung cancer.

12.   He grew some tobacco.

13.   He also wonders why the government makes it lucrative to grow tobacco while simultaneously discouraging tobacco use.

14.   He said he is among the wealthier farmers because he saved his money and bought large tracts of land on which he grows primarily tobacco, potatoes and apricots.

15.   His father grew tobacco on the same plot that his cousins still farm today.

16.   If growing tobacco is evil, well, Joe taught his son to be evil, too, and now his son is teaching his grandson.

17.   If more tobacco were grown in the United States, the price would go down but production would go up, he said.

18.   In case you were really wondering, yes, of course good people grow tobacco.

19.   It would mean that fewer farmers in bigger operations would grow more tobacco that cigarette companies would buy at a lower price.

20.   Meanwhile, the Cuban expatriates such as Carillo have moved to various Caribbean nations to grow their tobacco and roll the cigars, also using their own names.