Ive been growing tobacco in the us for 5 years. Its a lot of fun and NOT against the law until you try and sell it, as some of you mentioned. Although, when growing tobacco the cure process to even be good enough for pipe tobacco is around 9 months. I find it need more like a year to taste recognizable. I have always saved and cured nice leaves in cedar, you want they to cure soo slow that they turn almost leathery and see through, then you fill those fuckers with some of your nicest herb. <--best spliff ever.