When the rate of cancer incidence proven to have been the direct cause of smoking was shown to members of the tobacco industry they did not seriously consider the possibility of turning the capital investment of their companies to avenues of service to mankind; on the contrary they chose to suppress the desired warning notices in their advertisements by bringing pressure to bear upon the executive and legislative branches of the government of the United States. Rather than reveal the truth to the younger generation they have chosen to engage in a new and hypnotic advertising campaign to sell their wares….
It is not enough to believe in God-freedom, you must assert that freedom in every fiber of your being! If you do not want to be brought under the power of psychic influences you must determine to repel those influences from your world and to have no part of them. If you wish to assist others to find their freedom you must first determine to be free yourself from those influences which enslave others. I do not expect you to believe that any of us found our freedom without struggle and without overcoming, for it has ever been thus. The prize is of unquestioned worth.
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8-6-2002 The California Supreme Court ruled tobacco companies generally can't be sued for their conduct during a decade-long period (1988-98) of legal immunity, a decision that could make it easier for cigarette makers to defend themselves against future lawsuits in the state….State lawmakers later repealed the law, effective Jan. 1, 1998. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1028573275394803320
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10-13-13 So far tobacco companies have paid more than $100 billion to state governments as part of the 25-year, $246 billion settlement….Individual lawsuits by smokers failed because courts held people responsible for their decision to smoke….The settlement left the tobacco industry immune from future state and federal suits.
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2-25-15 Three major U.S. tobacco companies including R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard, and Altria's Philip Morris USA will pay $100 million to settle hundreds of federal lawsuits over smoking, according to an announcement from plaintiffs' lawyers on Wednesday.
The agreement will cover more than 400 lawsuits filed in federal court in Florida by smokers or their families, according to the announcement….
In 2006, the Florida Supreme Court overturned a $145 billion award for the class and ruled that plaintiffs had too many individual issues to proceed as a group. However, the court said plaintiffs could bring individual lawsuits based on findings from earlier in the litigation that nicotine is addictive and that tobacco use can cause a variety of diseases, including cancer. After that ruling, thousands of cases were filed in Florida federal and state courts. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/tobacco-companies-settle-smoking-lawsuits-100-million-n312631
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11-27-17 “Very few people know that the court found that the tobacco industry intentionally manipulates cigarettes to make them more addictive," Matthew Myers says. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/27/566014966/in-ads-tobacco-companies-admit-they-made-cigarettes-more-addictive
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Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known cancer-causing (carcinogenic) compounds and 400 other toxins. These cigarette ingredients include nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT….Some 600 ingredients are used in American cigarettes….a chemical very similar to rocket fuel helps keep the tip of the cigarette burning at an extremely hot temperature. This allows the nicotine in tobacco to turn into a vapor so your lungs can absorb it more easily (for addiction purposes)…By adding ammonia to your cigarettes, nicotine in its vapor form can be absorbed through your lungs more quickly. This, in turn, means your brain can get a higher dose of nicotine with each puff.
The complete list of chemicals added to your cigarettes is too long to list here. Here are some examples that will surprise you:
• Fungicides and pesticides -- Cause many types of cancers and birth defects.
• Cadmium -- Linked to lung and prostate cancer.
• Benzene -- Linked to leukemia.
• Formaldehyde -- Linked to lung cancer.
• Nickel -- Causes increased susceptibility to lung infections.
http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/whatsinit.htm
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