As it happens, Friday is also the deadline for petitions to be filed with the Supreme Court asking it to hear appeals from the 2006 conviction of tobacco makers for racketeering in making fraudulent claims about light cigarettes
Even a single sale to a minor is one too many, and we take seriously our responsibilities in this regard. In March, the FDA warned several retailers, including Walmart, Kroger and Walgreens, that they were violating rules against selling tobacco products to minors
In addition to standardizing package appearance, Australia's legislation standardized the appearance of cigarettes and cigars in different ways
Its important to note that this study found that there is a potential synergistic effect between alcohol and cannabis use among youth
It is difficult to say, but for those already addicted it seems most likely that reducing the effectiveness of nicotine delivery in this way would simply lead to smoking more cigarettes, just as lowering the nicotine content of cigarette tobacco does
