Pro-Tobacco

Nature Science report on how the tobacco industry manipulates restaurant and bar trade bodies to maintain smoking in public places.

Expose of Rick Berman and the Center for Consumer Freedom documents payments totallying $2,950,000 from tobacco giant Philip Morris to Rick Bermman.

Syllabus and resources for course at The University of Dayton Law School.

SFWeekly article covers tobacco industry activity in California between 1988 and 1993, primarily diversion of Prop. 99 funds; politicians who helped the industry; industry use of PR firms, lobbyists, and front groups.

"It's a huge market in India and South East Asia. Tobacco companies are also targetting youth between 15-25. Two countries where it will zoom up are India and Indonesia".

Factsheet lists events, approaches, and amount of TV time gained to promote cigarettes.

Recent research at Dartmouth shows the influence of on-screen smoking.

Marketing professor finds that teens are more likely to be influenced by strategic tobacco advertising than adults.

BAT (British American Tobacco) hands out free cigarettes to teenagers at sports events in Africa, a BBC investigation finds.

News article covers the development of the PR industry with the tobacco industry, and how and why tobacco uses PR today.

Political column for Slate by Jacob Weisberg examines why well known liberal figures Ann Richards, George Mitchell and others became powerful lobbyists for Big Tobacco.

Reports on industry activity by state; extensive and recent reports available for Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Interview with ex-tobacco industry lobbyist Victor Crawford, on how the industry influences Washington.

Internal tobacco industry document outlines its lobbying activities in 1989 such as pre-empting local smokefree laws.

Lorillard Tobacco lobbyists in Minnesota, and all groups respresented by each lobbyist.