U.S. Joints Tobacco Treaty

AP ^ | May 11, 2004

[Wolfie]

U.S. Joins Tobacco Treaty

WASHINGTON - The United States signed the World Health Organization's anti-tobacco treaty yesterday, the 108th nation to join an accord that promises major advertising restrictions and other controls on it.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson signed the document at the United Nations late yesterday.

The Senate still must ratify the treaty; it's not clear how quickly that could come.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Title=What you really like to smoke?/sarcasm

[Sunshine Sister]

That sucks.

[Wolfie]

Doh! Freudian typo. Although the two are getting closer and closer in the eyes of the law.

[knarf]

" ... an accord that promises major advertising restrictions and other controls on it."

How does a treaty stop a private enterprise from advertising?

When is a(n illegal) restrictiction on advertising a (what? The article doesn't say a thing!)??

Pure $h!t, this article.

[Wolfie]

ping

[Great Dane]

They have already done all of that in Canada......... long time ago.

[qam1]

This better die in the Senate,

The libertarian party is just starting to look better every day