Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
May 18, 2013
The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Friday that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes in the state, subject to strict regulations. The bill indicates that marijuana may only be used for specified medical conditions, and is intended to be regulated through dosage limits and backgroun....... [more] 
Illinois court invalidated tobacco judgment
May 5, 2013
On May 5, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court declined to reconsider its decision to vacate a $10.1 billion judgment against Phillip Morris USA. The judgment resulted from a case where the tobacco company was found liable of falsely claiming that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones. Expla....... [more]
Federal appeal court upholds ban on selling handguns to minors
May 1, 2013
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday upheld a law prohibiting federally licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to anyone under the age of 21. The National Rifle Association (NRA) brought the case against the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Attorney G....... [more]
Supreme Court takes case on suing foreign companies, denies tobacco advertising case
April 23, 2013
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in one new case on Monday. In DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman the court will consider "whether it violates due process for a court to exercise general personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation based solely on the fact that an indirect corporate subsidiary....... [more]
Federal appeals court rejects rehearing request on graphic cigarette label requirement
December 5, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday denied a request for a rehearing on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations that require tobacco companies to display graphic images on their packaging. In a 2-1 decision issued in August, the DC Circuit struck down the....... [more]
Federal judge orders Philip Morris to admit to deceiving public
November 28, 2012
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ordered cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, Inc. to issue public corrective statements after decades of concealing the health risks and addictive qualities of cigarette smoking. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit....... [more]
Protocol to combat illegal tobacco trade unanimously adopted
November 13, 2012
A new protocol to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) intended to combat the illegal trade of tobacco products was unanimously approved on Monday. The protocol was approved by 176 countries during the Fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC, which is being held....... [more]
Plain Packaging and Protectionism: What is Free Trade?
October 23, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Simon Lester of the Cato Institute argues that a greater focus on protectionism will expand trade liberalization and help to balance international trade rules...Come December, all cigarettes sold in Australia will be in "plain packages" — stripped of all brand logos, and....... [more]
Russia PM proposes bill banning tobacco advertising
October 16, 2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban tobacco advertisements and public smoking and raise taxes on tobacco products. On his video blog Medvedev acknowledged that 44 million Russians—a third of the entire population—are nicotine dependent, mak....... [more]
Australia High Court upholds tobacco plain-package law
October 5, 2012
The High Court of Australia on Friday published its reasons for dismissing a lawsuit brought by several large international tobacco companies challenging the labeling requirements of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (TPP Act). The court originally dismissed the challenge in August but provided....... [more]
Federal judge rules South Dakota prison tobacco ban infringes on religious rights
September 20, 2012
A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Dakota on Wednesday ruled that South Dakota's ban on the use of tobacco in prisons infringes on the religious rights of Native American inmates. The Native American Council of Tribes (NACT), along with two individual plaintiffs, brought sui....... [more]
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