CTFK falsely claim cigar companies target youth, once again urge FDA to propose/approve deeming regulation

[Bill Godshall]

CTFK has issued another propaganda report falsely accusing tobacco companies of target marketing cigars to youth, and once again urging FDA to propose/approve a deeming regulation (that would also apply to e-cigarettes) and to impose additional regulations on cigars.
New Report: Tobacco Companies Exploit Regulatory and Tax Loopholes to Market Cheap, Sweet Cigars tha - Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/cont...y_watch/cigar_report/2013CigarReport_Full.pdf

Of course, CTFK fails to acknowledge that:
- cigars are far less hazardous than cigarettes as most cigar smokers don't inhale the smoke and most don't smoke cigars daily,
- cigars contained more sweeteners and flavorings 150 years ago than they do today,
- all 50 states already ban the sale of cigars to youth, or that
- the Master Settlement Agreement's prohibition of market to youth also applies to cigars.

 

[Fiamma]

CTFK has issued another propaganda report falsely accusing tobacco companies of target marketing cigars to youth, and once again urging FDA to propose/approve a deeming regulation (that would also apply to e-cigarettes) and to impose additional regulations on cigars.
New Report: Tobacco Companies Exploit Regulatory and Tax Loopholes to Market Cheap, Sweet Cigars tha - Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/cont...y_watch/cigar_report/2013CigarReport_Full.pdf

Of course, CTFK fails to acknowledge that:
- cigars are far less hazardous than cigarettes as most cigar smokers don't inhale the smoke and most don't smoke cigars daily,
- cigars contained more sweeteners and flavorings 150 years ago than they do today,
- all 50 states already ban the sale of cigars to youth, or that
- the Master Settlement Agreement's prohibition of market to youth also applies to cigars.

Perhaps these zealots should take a page from their own report:

Cigars Harm Health and Must Be Regulated Based on Scientific Evidence and Without Political Interference

What is CTFK but the attempt to FORCE people to obey their pronouncements with POLITICAL INTERFERENCE??? They obviously cannot read any real science or they would shut up and go away.

They apply the doctrine of POLITICAL INTERFERENCE to anything that looks like smoking or is not BP's NRT's.

 

[Sikko]

Funny they never mention that it is a well known way for "youth" to smoke that other substance after being emptied of the evil tobacco. I wonder what the effect of legalization has had on the sales of small cigars?

 

[Berylanna]

If the zealots have their way, the tobacco companies and the gangs will swap products.