ladies tobacco plant uses Pussytoes Woman's Tobacco (Antennaria plantaginifolia) |

Follow-up after the visit was quick

Also under consideration by the state are more regulations for e-cigarette sellers and the possibility of taxing e-cigarettes as aggressively as tobacco products (the state's $4.35 tax on a pack of cigarettes is the highest in the country)

Another source, a resident of South Hamgyong province, on the countrys east coast, told RFA that residents there feared the law could be used to arbitrarily punish people

The ad features a colorful and eye-catching design with bold text proclaiming "NATURAL TASTES BETTER." It emphasizes the use of sustainable practices in tobacco farming, including recycled materials and renewable energy sources

There are 60 cartons of cigarettes in a case, which accounts for 12,000 individual cigarettes

The first packet in our rogues gallery is this pink packet of 20 Pall Mall cigarettes manufactured by British American Tobacco