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Tobacco
Issues
On
November 23, 1998, the State of Maryland and 45 other states,
the District of Columbia, and five United States Territories
entered into the Master
Settlement Agreement ("MSA") with certain tobacco product
manufacturers. Under the MSA, the manufacturers agreed to abide
by extensive public health restrictions on the advertising, promotion,
and marketing of cigarettes and compensate the states to offset
costs arising from health problems associated with the use of
their products.
Reducing
youth access to tobacco products in Maryland has been an
important initiative of the Attorney General's office. Preventing
kids from
starting
to smoke will keep them smoke free as adults is among the reasons
the Attorney General's Office
filed suit in 1996 against the tobacco companies and recommended
Maryland join the historic settlement in 1998. From retail
and
online
stings
to agreements with national retailers regarding best selling
practices, the Attorney General has made the reduction
of youth access
to
tobacco products a major priority.
Tobacco
Litigation
Tobacco
Master Settlement Agreement (PDF, 285 pages)
Frequently Asked Questions about the
Settlement
Maryland Tobacco Directory
News
Releases:
Program to Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco
Web
page
Tobacco
Retailer's Guide: Reducing Youth Access to Tobacco Products
(PDF)
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