The FDA and Graphic Cigarette-Pack Warnings — Thwarted by the Courts — NEJM

Appalling.  But I would be afraid of the Supreme Court too.  Money is speech they said in Citizens United.  And we know that money talks. - GWC

The FDA and Graphic Cigarette-Pack Warnings — Thwarted by the Courts — NEJM:

Ronald Bayer, Ph.D., David Johns, B.A., and James Colgrove, Ph.D.

N Engl J Med 2013; 369:206-208July 18, 2013

"On August 24, 2012, in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the regulations proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandating the inclusion of graphic warnings on cigarette packs (see photo Graphic Warning Label. ) violated the First Amendment: they would compel companies to express antitobacco messages on their own dime. Seven months later, on March 14, 2013, the Department of Justice announced that the government would not appeal that decision to the Supreme Court." 'via Blog this'