Toxic-Tobacco Law
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Toxic Tobacco Law is a tobacco industry end-game proposal advocated by the Toxic-Tobacco Coalition based in Washington, D.C.
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Summary
The Toxoc-Tobacco Coalition advocates introduction of a law that would ban corporations in the United States from making, marketing or importing all toxic-tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, smokeless toxic-tobacco). To permit an adjustment period for all stakeholders such as farmers and taxing jurisdictions, the Law would go into effect 5 years after Congress passes it and the president signs it.
Unlike Prohibition, adults would be free to buy, use and import toxic-tobacco forever. During the five-year adjustment period, adults can buy products from their usual sources. After this period ends, adults would be able to import toxic-tobacco products or buy them from "federal stores."(Journal of Public Health Policy. 1999;20:394-407).
Specific elements of the proposed Toxic-Tobacco Law
- Ban companies in the U.S. from making, marketing or importing cigarettes, cigars, chew, snuff, pipe tobacco, and cigarette tobacco.
- The ban will begin 5 years after Congress passes the Law, giving all stakeholders, like farmers and taxing jurisdictions, adequate time to adjust.
- Unlike Prohibition, adults will be "free" to import toxic-tobacco products or buy them from "federal stores".
Additional resources
Toxic Tobacco Law website
Contact
Dr. Terence Gerace
National Coordinator
Toxic-Tobacco Law Coalition
1608 34th Street NW
Washington DC 20007-2710
