Cool, Refreshing Legislation For Philip Morris

[Christopher]

Why it’s politically impossible to ban menthol cigarettes, even if they’re the most addictive.

http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/judgments/2009/06/08/cool-refreshing-legislation-philip-morris

[Krakkan]

Great story very insightful read everyone should take a moment to view this

[StringDancer]

The first webpage comment on this story by Stephen Voss was right on track:

In case the President signs the bill we need a creative and organized strategy to undo it and replace it by legislation that will truly cut into the death toll. The first step ought to be the immediate legalization of electronic cigarettes. They resemble cigarettes in delivering nicotine, but differ from them in delivering no tobacco tars whatever--the cause of the deaths. They resemble the entirely legal nicotine patches and gum in delivering nicotine, but differ from them in mimicking the effect of cigarettes. It is surely no coincidence that the bill seeks to ban the one cigarette replacement that has a chance of large-scale success.