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 infections result in 7_500 to 15,000 hospitalizations yearly. _' See
 Exhibit Do
 Perhaps most disturbing is the fact that, despite the harmful and
 even lethal effects of cigarette smoking, cigarettes are _'the second
 most heavily adverstised product overall; _' second only to automobile
 advertising° CDCe M _ '
 Qr_lJc_i We__Li_y_ R_Dor_, April 27,
 1990, Volo 39_ NOo 15, at 264° It is truly astonishing how much money
 is spent advertising a product that is the leading cause of preventable
 death in this county-- '_[iln 1988_ cigarette advertising and
 promotional expenditures in the United States reached an all-time high
 of $3.27 billion, j_
 The legislative history of the CSA demonstrates that the
 overriding purpose of the Act is to control illegal importation,
 manufacture, distribution_ and possession and improper use of
 substances which '_have a substantial and detrimental effect on the
 health and general welfare of the American people. _' 21 U.S.Co § 801(2).
 Clearly_ alcohol and tobacco have a substantial and detrimental effect
 on the health and general welfare of the American people° Moreover,
 the elaborate system of classification criteria and schedules in the
 Act demonstrate that it was intended as a comprehensive device for
 control of drugs of abuse. Finally, alcohol and tobacco completely
 fulfill the criteria for inclusion in Schedule I of the Act.
 There _ other federal regulations governing the importation,
 manufactures and distribution of alcohol and tobacco. However, an
 adult may import, manufacture or distribute alcohol or tobacco without
 fear of criminal sanctions merely by complying with the licensing and
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