Smoking ban side effect

I've been reading stories lately how the oldest form of tobacco use is making a comeback due to the current smoking bans. Snuff, more specifically nasal snuff is growing in popularity because it is an easy way to use tobacco in places that prohibit smoking. Nasal snuff is tobacco ground to a powder which may then be flavoured/scented. A small pinch of snuff can then be gently drawn up into the nose with a light sniff. Until recently I didn't realize snuff was tobacco, I had asked about it as a child after seeing antique snuff boxes at my old barbers but no-one ever said it was tobacco, I'm not sure if they ever knew. It used to be used my miners who were unable to smoke down in the mines so they didn't cause an explosion, now it seems people are using it in pubs where they cannot smoke to stop non-smokers from exploding, which I believe many of them think they will do if they catch a mere whiff of the fowl weed.

There is an amazing variety of nasal snuff available. There are different levels of moisture, medicated (these contain menthol and/or camphor), flavours ranging from coffee or aniseed to fruit flavoured and plain. I've given it a try and find I quite like it, much to the disgust of my wife. My current favourite is McChrystals Apricot. A lot of the manufacturers of snuff have been around for a very long time, such as Samuel Gawith, Gawith Hoggarth, McChrystals and Wilsons & Co. Sharrow.

Remember, if you decide to try nasal snuff, sniff very lightly, as if sniffing a flower and don't sniff too deeply. Snuff isn't meant to be snorted, it is not meant to be drawn into the lungs, throat or sinuses. Try a small amount at first (such as a light dusting on a finger tip). You may feel the need to sneeze, this is normal, so don't leave the open tin with the lid off close by where you might blow it everywhere.

Snuff has the effect of causing the nasal passages to moisten which leads me to one of the main reasons I like snuff. Ever since trying snuff I have hardly been affected by hay fever, they say the increase in moisture helps stop pollen attacking. I have not taken a single Claritin so far this year by now my allergies are rampant and I'm popping pills like crazy. I also thoroughly enjoy the scent, but have not yet felt a buzz of any sort, probably because I use very little.

Ban's don't work, prohibition in the US didn't work. Ban's will only force a change in use or drive things underground, something history has shown us but is ignored.