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LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING FDA TO REGULATE TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND MARKETING WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ON JUNE 22, 2009.

ACS CAN will continue to be a strong advocate for enforcing the law and ensuring that our kids are protected from Big Tobacco. Read below for details.

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February 22, 2010 | POSTED BY ACS CAN
HEALTH GROUPS ASK SUPREME COURT TO AUTHORIZE FINANCIAL PENALTIES ON TOBACCO COMPANIES FOR DECADES OF WRONGDOING

Groups Seek Funds for Tobacco Cessation and Prevention, Forfeiture of Profits

Six public health groups today asked the U. S. Supreme Court to authorize a trial court to require major cigarette manufacturers to pay for a broad public education campaign against smoking, as well as programs to help smokers quit. The groups also asked that the trial court be empowered to require the tobacco companies to forfeit profits they made during decades of illegal activity.

 


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