Big Tobacco Companies Push Regulations To Squeeze Out E-Cigarette Competitors
Law as bludgeon
Apparently there are some folks left who don't know it's bad
Bloomberg and his confederates have effectively nudged thousands of smokers and shopkeepers into criminal behavior.
Black markets are logical, politicians are not
Famous for turning position of surgeon general into a pulpit for lecturing about health
As well as advertisements for cigarettes and even pubic displays
Would classify them in such a way as to require a doctor's prescription to purchase
Taxes created an entrepreneurial opportunity
County attorney says it's legal, though it can't actually force them to quit
Aims to remind smokers what they already know
Ruling requires additional health warnings
Public health "science"
Graphic ads had been denied for First Amendment reasons
Divided court rules 2-1 it violates principles of free speech.
Half of all men in developing nations smoke. Women starting to smoke at younger age.
Tobacco industry has vowed to continue the fight against the legislation.
Switch from text to pictures of afflicted body parts to begin next year.
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