http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/ … 1454.shtmlCongress struck the government's strongest anti-smoking blow in decades Thursday with a Senate vote to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in cigarettes, drastically curtail ads and ban candied tobacco products aimed at young people.
Cigarettes under this bill could not be made illegal but the FDA can control their ingredients, including nicotine, severely limit marketing aimed at teenagers, ban all flavored cigarettes and make the warning labels on cigarette packs much larger, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Fuss.
But the industry has also taken hits in recent years as the dangers of smoking became more apparent and states moved to limit smoking in public places. In 1998 the industry agreed to pay the states $206 billion to help cover health care costs, and this year Congress raised the federal cigarette tax by 62 cents, to $1.01 a pack, to fund a health care program for children.
They're going to raise taxes and mess with my cigarettes!
