(AP) COLUMBIA, S.C. – Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies sued the federal government Tuesday over new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the warnings violate their free speech rights and will cost millions of dollars to print. The companies, led [...]
September 6, 2011 Dear Counselors: Do your students have what it takes to stay clear of tobacco? The 2011 My Future is Clear Essay & Poetry Contest, presented by Stamp Out Smoking, allows students across Arkansas in grades 2-9 to put their creativity to work by picturing themselves living in a smoke-free world by 2030. [...]
FTC Reports Smokeless Tobacco Marketing Is On the Rise Increasing Number of Arkansans Using Smokeless Products LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 8, 2011) – A recently released report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that advertising and promotion spending by major manufacturers of smokeless tobacco in the U.S. has risen from $354.1 million in 2006 [...]
