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Headquarters. 1400 Eye St., Washington, D.C. 20005-6531. President. Matthew Myers. Key people. Bill Novelli (founding president), Bill Corr (former executive director) Website. www .tobaccofreekids .org. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is an American non-profit membership organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., that advocates in ...
United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. was a case in which the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held several major tobacco companies liable for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act by engaging in numerous acts of fraud to further a conspiracy to deceive the American public about nicotine addiction and the health effects of ...
Truth (stylized as truth) is an American public-relations campaign aimed at reducing teen smoking in the United States.It is conducted by the Truth Initiative (formerly called the American Legacy Foundation until 2015) and funded primarily by money obtained from the tobacco industry under the terms of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement reached between 46 U.S. states and the four largest ...
“In California’s battle against Big Tobacco, voters have overwhelmingly decided to protect kids from being lured into a lifetime of addiction to nicotine,” Lindsey Freitas, regional advocacy ...
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In 2020, California lawmakers voted for, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed, Senate Bill 793, which banned the sale of most flavored tobacco products in the state. Though the bill carved out numerous ...
The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement ( MSA) was entered on November 23, 1998, originally between the four largest United States tobacco companies ( Philip Morris Inc., R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson and Lorillard – the "original participating manufacturers", referred to as the "Majors") and the attorneys general of 46 states.
California Proposition 10 (1998) is an initiative state constitutional amendment that appeared in the 1998 California General Election. The official name of this amendment is “The Children and Families First Act.”. This amendment put a $.50 tax on cigarettes, and up to $1 on other tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and cigars.