Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Hobbling Joe the Camel


Fortunately, Joe the Camel is no longer with us to promote underage smoking, but Big Tobacco has had other avenues to encourage the use of their product. As of today, however, tobacco companies can no longer sponsor cultural and sporting events and cigarette vending machines can only be located in areas where access is restricted to adults. These changes, plus many more, are a result of the Tobacco Control Act passed by Congress last year.