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Agreed on the lobbyists, but there is now a bill in Congress to make Cigarettes fall under the jurisdiction of the FDA, meaning they would be regulated nearly out of existence specifically for health reasons.
You must realize that since Alcohol and Tobacco are not regarded as Foods/Drugs under the current schema, that they don't have to follow the same rules as, say, supplements, so comparing Cigarettes to Andro is apples to oranges. They have their own oversight body, the ATF. But this bill would make Cigarettes liable to the same controls that food products are, which I feel would level the playing field---b/c it's not the same as prohibition. It's redefining cigarettes.
And although tobacco manufacturers are going to fight this tooth and nail, they have dramatically diversified in the last ten years in anticipation of these possibilities, in order to offset their asset risk and hedge their bets.
You must realize that since Alcohol and Tobacco are not regarded as Foods/Drugs under the current schema, that they don't have to follow the same rules as, say, supplements, so comparing Cigarettes to Andro is apples to oranges. They have their own oversight body, the ATF. But this bill would make Cigarettes liable to the same controls that food products are, which I feel would level the playing field---b/c it's not the same as prohibition. It's redefining cigarettes.
And although tobacco manufacturers are going to fight this tooth and nail, they have dramatically diversified in the last ten years in anticipation of these possibilities, in order to offset their asset risk and hedge their bets.
Here's info on the bill:
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=107590
And of course, the subsequent lawsuit filed by the tobacco industry:
http://www.courttv.com/archive/legaldocs/business/tobacco/fdasuit.html
And interestingly, one major company is BEHIND FDA regulation:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/724016/posts
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=107590
And of course, the subsequent lawsuit filed by the tobacco industry:
http://www.courttv.com/archive/legaldocs/business/tobacco/fdasuit.html
And interestingly, one major company is BEHIND FDA regulation:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/724016/posts
