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.
Cigarette tobacco or rolling tobacco is fine cut and used to make self-made or hand-rolled cigarettes. Pipe tobacco, on the other hand, is more coarse and more moist and is used for pipe smoking. Rolling tobaccos won't work on pipes as they are too fine. They won't allow enough air to flow through the pipe.