norml22 - Page 41
Page 41
Previous ,
Next ,
Original Image
Return to Index
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
4O
Previous ,
Next ,
Return to Index