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The Australian federal government has secured a big win over big tobacco with the High Court ruling Labour's world-first plain packaging laws are constitutionally valid.
The decision is expected to have significant influence globally with both the United Kingdom and New Zealand considering plain packaging.
Cigarette packs and tobacco products will be sold in drab olive-brown packaging from the end of the year.
''The global tobacco companies have opposed plain packaging more ferociously than any other measure we have seen,'' said Professor Daube, who chaired the federal government's expert committee that recommended plain packaging.
The companies knew that plain packaging would have a major impact on smoking in Australia - and that other countries would follow.
Professor Daube said the companies' own internal documents showed that packaging was a crucial part of their marketing.
Originally posted by DontTreadOnMe
reply to post by Mickierocksman
Until someone decides that the new minimal packaging is uber cool......Does anyone still use "uber"
I just don't see this as being a particularly effective way to cut folks wanting to smoke.
Better if the cigarette companies were forced to removed at least some of the addictive additives
Originally posted by TRiPWiRE
I fail to see this making a difference. We buy "black & gold" type plain label brand foods happily. Why would placing cigarettes in a plain package change anything as far as peoples buying habits? This seems like a big waste of time and money, really.
I would have thought it's the contents people are interested in, not so much the packaging.
- US Poitics today
Now that Australia's plain packaging law has been enacted by its Parliament and upheld by its courts, the United States and other nations must stand with Australia and reject tobacco industry efforts to challenge the law as a violation of international trade and investment agreements. Trade agreements should not be used to undermine the legitimate efforts of any country to protect public health and reduce the death and disease caused by tobacco use. Philip Morris International has challenged the plain packaging law as a violation of an Australia-Hong Kong bilateral investment agreement. Trade complaints against the law have also been filed in the World Trade Organization.
Tobacco companies increasingly have abused trade and investment agreements to challenge tobacco control measures around the world, including measures enacted by the U.S. and Uruguay in addition to Australia.
Originally posted by DarknStormy
reply to post by Mickierocksman
I agree with what you are trying to say but do you actually think that plain packaging is going to stop kids smoking?
Originally posted by Aloysius the Gaul
Plain tobacco packaging upheld in Australia
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The Australian federal government has secured a big win over big tobacco with the High Court ruling Labour's world-first plain packaging laws are constitutionally valid.
Cigarette packs and tobacco products will be sold in drab olive-brown packaging from the end of the year.
Originally posted by steve1709
reply to post by Mickierocksman
Go to the docs and organise a course of zyban mickie. Worked for me but too late. Bottom jaw has the big C. Oh well, my fault for starting. If the plain packaging even top one kid from taking it up becaue there is no glamorous pics then it is a success. To all the negative posters, I gue you must be taking lessons from negative Tony. All moan and groan and no decent alternatives. His head shakes sideways so much he would be able to audition successfully for a job as a dash board dog with a wobbly head.