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Philip Morris

Date: 1997 (est.)
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A tobaosa itdtsstry bill woilI ba izsroducrd tarf y this week that .vould seveaz}y euriaiI otr ability to keep ribarettes away frm adoleaeeab. tSa ad hoc eaalition kaa formod to opposa tbc mes=c. Tha coalition m.dss3es: Ameriean Caztecs Soeicty-Cokrado Y?ivisiort; tLmcriua Lzatg Assoeiation of Colorado; Americaa Heart Asociation of Colosado; CoiaYdo Medicai Soeicty; Colacado Fiospital Azsaciation, and GASP. Hezs's What we koow or lxiiev+e abotit the biLi, wfsich will rcpocudIy be ausoduced by Sett Al Meildcyoim, l't-Atvada: - It would bar Colorado Iocal govorwnxnts from rcguisting tltc salc, diztrRxuticst, Iiccrtsusz, =drrertising pcomotion or display of tobacco products. •'I3ze bill is a"Calotsdo•izad" crersion of a aationaI tobaaco industty eaapaiga to pre{m.pt local authority, where svc are mott affcctivc in ttduciag youth access to tobaceo. • 1lse Colorado i:2etail Coaucil is serving as a front goup for the bill on 6chalf of the i'obaceo 3tLStitt2tc. • The bill provides no sesiotts disusceniive to break the law. Faes would be eorap3zlsSy diteretioe'tsty, aad a me'so}saat toaald break the law a hundted times or 3 thoccaad ti=aas aad aot lose tho privilege of selling toba=co. •'fbe tobacco indtistry's sUaieV it to prdcnd the bill is required to bring the state into eotnpliarce with a new fedcral rule rcquiring caforcemcnt of the law aga~st tobaerA sales to auirrora. Nothirsg sn tttis bill is reqttireed to eniotra Qx new federsd regutQtion. 8ottom line: This is a Trojan Ca;ael tisat wi,il gci local osforoement effosU and let merchanta off tke book as far as szllis:g tobacco to adoYe=nts. We oppoae shis bill in its cztirzty aad ask your help in dafcating iC WFAT YOU CAN J?O: • Ifpou have a Iobbyist, have th= work for tsc bill's sicfnst. 'Fho lcad IobbYist is Cathy Walsh, 93Z-J 061. • rlstivatc your cvastitncnts to opposc tfns auaurc ~.~seugls pl=c calls to iawmakcrs. • Join our weekly strategy xssions, a am Mondays at i#iis office- AWE SVON'? GET 34STJCH'i'IME TO !GiLt. i13IS BII.I,- PLEASE ACT QIFICKI,Y.

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