In 1952 Kent introduced the ‘Micronite’ filter, which Lorillard Tobacco Co. claims "offers the greatest health protection in cigarette history." It turns out to be made of asbestos.
Kentucky is a leading producer of tobacco in the United States. People who smoke may find the habit invigorating at some times and relaxing at others. These opposite effects are produced by nicotine. Nicotine is a poisonous alkaloid found in tobacco smoke and in other tobacco products, and the substance to which many smokers are addicted.
Capital Frankfort
Admitted June 1, 1792
Order 15th State
Nickname The Blue Grass State
The long billowing northern border of Kentucky is defined by the Ohio river.
