BIG TOBACCO
Found some more information today. Amazing how far these people will go to keep you addicted. Make sure you look at the dates on some of the quotes. They have been killing people with full knowledge of their actions for decades.Â
Without any doubt, the tobacco scientists knew that nicotine
was addictive; that the main reason people smoked and had
a hard time quitting was because of addiction; and that the
impact of nicotine could be boosted by getting it to the brain
more quickly through additions of certain chemicals to the
cigarette. The documents also reveal the tobacco industryÂ’s
strategy of denying to the public that nicotine was addictive.
The most famous instance of denial came when seven chief
executive offi cers of US tobacco companies each swore, in
1994, to a committee of the US Congress that they did not
believe nicotine was addictive.
Sample quotations from the documents on nicotine and
addiction
Think of the cigarette pack as a storage container
for a dayÂ’s supply of nicotine. ... Think of the
cigarette as a dispenser for a dose unit of nicotine.
Philip Morris chemist, 1972
Bates no. 2046787966/7982
Smokers are nicotine addicts.
Senior British American Tobacco scientist, 1961
Bates no. 3010833862/3865
Very few consumers are aware of the effects of
nicotine, i.e., its addictive nature and that nicotine
is a poison.
Brown Williamson, 1978
Bates no. 665043966
[T]he entire matter of addiction is the most potent
weapon a prosecuting attorney can have in a lung
cancer/cigarette case. We canÂ’t defend continued
smoking as “free choice” if the person was
“addicted.”
Tobacco Institute executive, 1980
Bates no. TIMN0097164
I love the Truth!!!!! Thanks for posting.
So why can't victims of tobacco sue tobacco companies anymore? Hell Mcdonald's knowingly refused to lower the temperature of their coffee and paid 5 mil. To one victim!
The government really didn't want the industry to die. So like a mobster, they make the tobacco companies pay them for protection.
Does anyone know of a victim of tobacco that received compensation from the state. I would assume that does happen but I wonder how much of the money goes to the victims?
If you are stupid enough to chew, not only are you paying terrorist but you pay more taxes. You are getting double dipped by your politicians and your tobacco company.
The Master Tobacco Settlement The Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) is an agreement originally negotiated between the four largest tobacco companies and 46 U.S. States and 6 U.S. Territories reached in 1998.
The negotiations addressed the potential liability of the tobacco industry for an alleged cover-up of tobacco-related health problems and ultimately exempted the companies from tort liability from state governments in exchange for a combination of yearly payments to the states and voluntary restrictions on advertising and marketing of tobacco products.
The agreement was meant to provide state governments with compensation for smoking related medical costs and to help reduce smoking in the United States.
The MSA was originally signed in November, 1998 by the four largest tobacco companies, Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown Williamson Tobacco Corp., and Lorillard Tobacco Company.
The agreement was later joined by over 40 other tobacco companies. Every U.S. State and 6 U.S. Territories signed the agreement. Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Mississippi had already reached individual agreements with the tobacco industry.
The $368.5 Billion MSA was the largest civil settlement in United States history.
No more lawsuits but tobacco is still available and killing people. The only way to shut these fuckers down is to abstain and educate. Cut of the blood flow. Teach the children to run away from it.
