Re: tobacco advertising and the First Amendment

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Check out this website:

http://www.tobacco.neu.edu/Congress/McCain/McCain_and_First.ht
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It has an in depth analysis of tobacco advertising and the
first amendment. My mother who smoked for over 40 years died
recently of cancer that was most certainly caused by her
smoking. She tried everything to quit from hypnosis to
special filters to the patches and gum. Unfortunately, the
tobacco industry's effort to make her a life long addict were
completely successful. I'm with you in spirit but don't know
what the answer is. The country's experience with prohibition
served only as an impetus to organized crime. I fear that
outlawing cigarettes would result in a similar black market.
I think the only way we're going to rid ourselves of the
industry is to make sure that none of the investments we
control including our 401k's and mutual funds invest any of
our monies in the tobacco industries, outlaw smoking in all
public places, and make it a crime for anyone under 18 to
even possess cigarettes.

Re: tobacco advertising and the First Amendment, 3/24/04, by nicole and angela.

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