The consensus goes only so far. Many farmers have no desire to get out of the tobacco-growing business. And for health advocates, the ultimate goal is to end smoking in America. But Scott Ballin, head of the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids and a longtime participant in dialogues with farmers, thinks continued discussion is useful. And we would hope that, on your side, you'd do a better job of trying to educate the other farmers.
Tobacco is their life.
They have a real passion for their profession. Whether the farmers' interests will be handled within the tobacco settlement, or separately, remains to be seen, he adds. We offer them for your additional research.