Toxic-Tobacco Law

Toxic Tobacco Law is a tobacco industry end-game proposal advocated by the Toxic-Tobacco Coalition based in Washington, D.C.

Summary
The Toxoc-Tobacco Coalition advocates introduction of a law that would ban corporations in the United States from making, marketing or importing all toxic-tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, smokeless toxic-tobacco). To permit an adjustment period for all stakeholders such as farmers and taxing jurisdictions, the Law would go into effect 5 years after Congress passes it and the president signs it.

Unlike Prohibition, adults would be free to buy, use and import toxic-tobacco forever. During the five-year adjustment period, adults can buy products from their usual sources. After this period ends, adults would be able to import toxic-tobacco products or buy them from "federal stores."(Journal of Public Health Policy. 1999;20:394-407).

Specific elements of the proposed Toxic-Tobacco Law

 * Ban companies in the U.S. from making, marketing or importing cigarettes, cigars, chew, snuff, pipe tobacco, and cigarette tobacco.


 * The ban will begin 5 years after Congress passes the Law, giving all stakeholders, like farmers and taxing jurisdictions, adequate time to adjust.


 * Unlike Prohibition, adults will be "free" to import toxic-tobacco products or buy them from "federal stores".

Additional resources
Toxic Tobacco Law website

Contact
Dr. Terence Gerace National Coordinator Toxic-Tobacco Law Coalition 1608 34th Street NW Washington DC 20007-2710