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Tobacco treaty in limbo
SF Chronicle ^
| 5-24-03
| David Lazarus
Posted on 05/25/2003 3:27:43 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:42:38 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Chris Christensen, manager of Marquard's Smoke Shop in downtown San Francisco, isn't too worried that 192 nations have unanimously adopted a global treaty aimed at curbing tobacco use.
Nor is he terribly concerned about a provision of the treaty banning all "tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship," even though his shop, which has been in business for almost half a century, is festooned with cigarette ads and promotions.
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; SheLion; *puff_list
Berlind said Philip Morris supports the tobacco treaty, "although there are some provisions we have concerns about." For example, he said, the company has issues with banning all cigarette ads and hiking tobacco taxes willy-nilly.It's good to know that Philip Morris is once again going to the wall for their customers and will only support well thought out tax hikes and not those enacted "willy-nilly.
"We are very hopeful that adoption of the treaty will inspire every country to enact meaningful and effective tobacco legislation," Berlind said.
These people are blind, stupid and arrogant if they cannot see that the purpose of this is to eventually drive them out of business and criminalize tobbaco in all its forms.
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posted on
05/25/2003 4:14:28 AM PDT
by
metesky
(My retirement fund is holding steady @ $.05 a can)
To: metesky
Where would we be without these wonderful global treaties, WHO and the UN?
We would probably be a free country.
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posted on
05/25/2003 4:26:20 AM PDT
by
ozone1
(Partnership for a Liberal-Free Maine)
To: ozone1
We both know that we'll never again be the free country that you and I grew up in, a country where, gasp, dare I say it, even shoe towns in Massachusetts were great places to grow up in.
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posted on
05/25/2003 4:38:52 AM PDT
by
metesky
(My retirement fund is holding steady @ $.05 a can)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The first official step to world government, heaven help us all.
To: metesky
These people are blind, stupid and arrogant if they cannot see that the purpose of this is to eventually drive them out of business and criminalize tobbaco in all its forms. Tell us really how you feel about PM.......LOL!!!!!!!
Seriously - I agree with you completely.
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posted on
05/25/2003 8:10:36 AM PDT
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers = personification of everything wrong in this country)
To: ozone1
yeah, but how free can a world of free countries be? block block block
ps: take my cigarette from my cold dead hands!
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