Yes we have no tobacco

Tommy ThompsonTommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, deserves credit for his apparent turn-around on the international treaty to restrict tobacco marketing. Just last month the administration was working to torpedo the treaty by insisting on language that would have rendered it unenforceable. The Washington Post has an article here about the administration’s latest position. Although it isn’t clear from this Post account, it appears that there is still an opportunity for the United States to wriggle out of ratifying the treaty.

You can check out the latest draft of the treaty here.

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