Tag: tobacco
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Ontario Law Protects Bees By Reducing Neonicotinoid Corn And Soybean Crops
On July 1, 2015, Ontario was the first jurisdiction in North America to protect bees and other pollinators through new rules to reduce the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds by 80 per cent. To support this goal, new requirements were put in place for the sale and use of neonicotinoid-treated…
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Contraband Tobacco solution requires more than Federal legislation ‘tinkering’
SOLVING ILLICIT TOBACCCO A National Strategy There is no debate that the global trade in contraband tobacco has far-reaching implications for society. Too much evidence exists today to deny that the black market in tobacco draws in the involvement of a host of problems for public safety and national security. Complicating the picture is the…
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Contraband Tobacco Of Southern Ontario
Dear Silo, There is a contraband tobacco economy that has sprouted over the past two decades that rivals the volumes that the “Big Tobacco” companies produce for the legitimate market. That black market economy has spawned much criminal activity, false reporting and tax dodging to the point now where the majority of tobacco farmers are…