Australia passes plain-packaging cigarette law

Source: The Guardian

Australia is to become the first country to enforce the plain packaging of cigarettes but tobacco companies have vowed to fight the new legislation in court.

From December next year, all cigarettes will be sold in olive green packs, which research has shown is least appealing to smokers.

Under the new laws, approved by the upper house of parliament, no trademark brand logos will be permitted on any packaging of tobacco products, although companies will be able to print their name and the cigarette brand in small, prescribed font on the packets.

The boxes will continue to carry stark health warning messages and pictures, which will cover 75% of the front of the pack and 90% of the back.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/10/australia-plain-packaging-cigarette-law

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Meanwhile, a federal court in the US has put an injunction on graphic warning labels on cigarette packages.

Follow the money.

I had this weird 'brand loyalty'.

Seriously! Personally if I still smoked, I love olive green. So wow, wtg. What a pointless action.
As if this would ever reduce the number of smokers. What a joke.

If peeps in Australia could legally get vaping supplies though, that would actually be awesome. That'd be a worthwhile endeavor.

If encouraging people to quit smoking was the true intent here, lawmakers would move to lift the ban on the sale of e-cigs and supplies in Australia. More people could quit smoking if there was such an easy legal alternative!

LIFT THE BAN!