President Barack Obama on Monday signed legislation bringing tobacco products under federal authority. It's about time. Nicotine is a drug and should be controlled by the federal government.
This legislation was a no-brainer. The Associated Press reported that the bill is called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and it allows the Food and Drug Administration to do a number of things. They include prohibiting advertising targeting children, regulating the amount of nicotine in tobacco products, banning sweetened cigarettes that appeal to young people.
The legislation also prohibits phony labels on the cancer sticks, such as “light” and “low tar.” That's a trick that the tobacco companies have been getting away with for far too long.
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