tobacco – WrAnTz

For years, the tobacco industry spent millions advertising their products. Slowly, but surely, the world has woken up to the negative effects of smoking.

For almost as long as there have been cigarettes, there have been industries devoted to countering their addictive nature.

In more recent times, people have turned to vapes as the “healthy” alternative to cigarettes.

At the forefront of those trying to ween folks off the demon tobacco in the UK is Nicorette.

Earlier today, I visited my local pharmacy. Imagine my surprise when I spotted a large poster by Nicorette offering help to stop vaping ?

So vaping was seen as the safe / healthy alternative to smoking tobacco based cigarettes.

Already, there have been articles in the press suggesting that vaping is not actually all that healthy, and with deaths being directly attributed to vape usage.

Now, the Nicorette poster is suggesting that vaping is also addictive, habit forming.

What’s next, a cure for Nicorette addiction ?

The tobacco giant Philip Morris is suing Uruguay for having some of the best anti-smoking laws in the world, and there’s a good chance it could win, unless we strengthen the fight in court.

It’s a scary reality that one company, whose product kills, could overturn laws that protect our public health. But if our community’s voices are brought into court by a world class legal team, we could fight back with a force no judge could ignore, showing how this sets an unacceptable precedent for the world.

Let’s tell the court that this doesn’t just affect Uruguay — if Big Tobacco gets their way it opens the door for challenges everywhere — companies already have at least 4 other countries in their crosshairs, and many more have anti-smoking laws at risk.

We have to move fast — the court is already hearing arguments. Sign to protect our public health and our democracies from corporate greed — each of our names will be submitted to the court.

Sign the petition

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/uruguay_vs_big_tobacco_wa_tst/?crpgHdb