The bottom line on French cigarettes Frequently asked questions about French cigarettes A short history of French cigarettes Tobacco arrived in France in 1560, brought to the royal court by a diplomat named Jean Nicot whose surname lives on in the word nicotine. For centuries it was sold as a semi-medicinal curiosity, but the French state quickly recognised its fiscal value and built a tightly regulated tobacco monopoly that, in various forms, still exists today
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