No. Gambling activity refers to the actual time gambling takes place. In the case of an exempt raffle, the gambling activity is when the actual winning tickets are drawn. An exempt organization may sell tickets in advance of the raffle date as long as the tickets are in compliance with statute and rule.
In my opinion this tobacco producing region, along with Cuban and Nicaraguan tobaccos, are the best in the world for chewing and cigar making. As for moist snuff, now I use only snus, from Scandinavian countries.
1 Plug chewing tobacco is made by pressing together cured tobacco leaves in a sweet (often molasses-based) syrup. 2  Originally this was done by hand, but since the second half of the 19th century leaves were pressed between large tin sheets. 3  The resulting sheet of tobacco is cut into plugs.