Hello there! Happy to see you are both on this path already. Feels pretty strange after all the years of smoke, but with each passing day it becomes more normal. The main thing for me is simply re-gaining choice around the tobacco. We are actually growing it in the garden this year, so I do intend to have a little puff in around six months. For the most part it is the industrial processing of tobacco which makes it bad for us. This is why indigenous tribes who grow their own don't know what lung cancer is.
I think you would be prudent to prepare for a world in which lockdowns are a permanent feature of life. Certainly for those of us who don't want to be part of medical experiments.
If I ever have problems finding what I need, the dark web has it. And it can be delivered. While there seems to be a lot of fear around this route I have been using it for years and always found it to be excellent. My only advice would be not to use these kind of sites as long term wallets. They have a nasty habit of getting shut down and re-booting as something else.
Agreed that homegrown tobacco (when dried properly of course) is 1000x better for people than the crap they sell in legalized cigarettes. Same with legalized cannabis, I've found. Full of toxins, grown badly, fed chemicals, etc. They ruin every plant they legalize, IMO.
My hope to survive in a world of lockdowns is to build up my Hive income (although I have begun to distrust this platform again recently, due to some comments I got from busybody whales that are watching my conduct and downvoting anything they see as 'wrong'), and of course to grow and store as much food as I can. I have a small city plot here, soil isn't anything fancy, a pressure cooker, and some old shovels and seeds. I will do my best! I have about 30 minutes a day (unless I'm having a flare up) in which to do things other than taking care of myself, my disabled wife, and our toddler. I usually spend it battling weeds at this time of year :) Some days I've got an hour or even two, usually not all at once, in which to work outside. If the weather is good that day, and I'm not feeling like garbage, I can be found digging and mowing and planning and sowing :)
They have also ruined every plant we eat!
Hard to find unmodified veg these days.
Anyways, at least we have our little patch of earth to play with.
Wishing you all the best with your exploits!
Back at you buddy!
I hope you'll share some of your specific gardening hacks and tips. I'm sure I could learn a few things!
Have a great week.