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As long ago as 1969, a tobacco company executive stated that they had "taken a great many steps to avoid advertising directed to young people." Yet 10 years later, they supplied their products to be featured in The Muppet Movie.
Source:
Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. American Tobacco Collection. July 22, 1969. Page: 82 of 197 in PDF.
Document Type: Congressional Testimony, Legal
Bates Number: 968062385/2581
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In the 50’s, Big Tobacco went into low-income neighborhoods and housing projects to hand out free cigarettes. Some went to children as young as 9 years old.
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WILLIE EVANS v. LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY. Superior Court of Massachusetts, County. WILLIE EVANS, as Executor of the Estate of Marie R. Evans, Plaintiff v. LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendant ; CIVIL ACTION NO: 2004–2840–B ; September 01, 2011
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Big Tobacco spends more than 80% of their marketing budget- nearly $7B per year, to make cigarettes cheaper.
Source:
Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2015
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Nearly 95% of regular smokers start by the age of 21.
Source:
The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US) Office on Smoking and Health. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); 2014.
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1 JUUL pod = 20 cigarettes worth of nicotine
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*Claim from JUUL's website. JUULpod Basics. JUUL.
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