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INSIDE THIS ISSUE A NEW KIND OF COP WITH NEW CHALLENGES A NEW KIND OF COP WITH NEW Oof – that was quite a week. COP that on the COP7 agenda. Instead we CHALLENGES 1 sessions are always intense and tiring, had a range of implementation issues with moments when it seems like Parties and governance issues (including HISTORIC PROGRESS IN will never be able to reach consensus. 5.3-related COP governance) that we are all less used to grappling with. SHANGHAI 2 But this time really was different, with agreement unusually difficult to find on a The good news is, COP7 actually did SEX, SPIES AND SMUGGLING IN number of issues. decide some important things. SOUTH AFRICA 3 While we hope there will be a few One example was the decision to last-minute miracles today on some develope a strategic framework for the !!صحة البشرية مقابل االرباح المالية ؟ agenda items, it is worth thinking about FCTC and to look more closely at the AUDIENCIA SOBRE TABAQUISMO why the frustration level was higher than role of implementation review in helping EN LA CIDH 4 normal this week. to capture Parties’ technical assistance and resource needs. TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN INDIA - There are multiple reasons. One was probably a changed (or better executed) This will probably not make the front AN OVERVIEW 5 tobacco industry strategy. Without wishing page of any newspapers, but is PLAIN PACKS: ‘THE LAST to sound paranoid, it seemed that some potentially a big step forward, including delegates were actively seeking to slow to streamline future COP sessions. BATTLEFIELD’ 6 down or even sabotage discussions, Yes, agreeing where the COP and the THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES possibly in a coordinated fashion. FCTC are going, and how they will get Sometimes this involved raising procedural there, will take a good deal of work. TO MARTY!!!! 7 or legalistic arguments, sometimes Once the COP has agreement on its proposing provocative new language when overall strategy, however, it will be Parties were close to agreement on a easier to organise COP discussions, controversial item. easier to meet Parties’ top technical assistance needs, and easier to meet It is hard to defend against this type of the ambitious target of 30 percent strategy, except by Parties recognising reduction in prevalence agreed to at early on which delegates fall into this COP6. category and seeking to negotiate around them. This is something we will all need It should also make it easier to raise to think about seriously ahead of COP8. money for the Secretariat, for the COP and for country-level implementation of A second difficulty was some Parties the FCTC. forgetting the lesson of past COP sessions: five and a half days is a really Speaking of money: early in the week, short time to get through a long agenda, the United Kingdom announced a so negotiating time is precious. For significant investment of development example, COP7 spent many hours on funds into FCTC implementation. One ENDS/ENNDS, though it was predictable can only hope this decision will attract from the outset that the final decision imitators from other countries; it is an would be broadly similar to the one early tangible sign that the inclusion of adopted at COP6. the FCTC in the Sustainable Development Goals will have real-world But there is perhaps a deeper reason why effects. this COP session was challenging, and that has to do with the maturing of the Another piece of good news was the FCTC. Parties have got very used to discussions on the ITP. As we move negotiating guidelines and other forms of closer to having 40 ITP Parties, it is policy prescriptions, but there was little of important to put more work into Continued on page 3

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PLAIN PACKAGING— TREMENDOUS GLOBAL SEX, SPIES AND SMUGGLING IN SOUTH AFRICA MOMENTUM BAT IN BED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Plain packaging is a key tobacco control measure that is seeing significant and In November 2013, the South attorney Belinda Walter. Walters gangsters and government officials growing international momentum. Four HISTORIC PROGRESS African Revenue Services (SARS) and Van Loggerenberg first met in South Africa. The company is countries have required plain packaging, IN SHANGHAI announced that it wanted 15 local during investigations of the illicit accused of money laundering, and at least 14 are working on it. tobacco manufacturers and trade in tobacco and subsequently corruption, spying and the use of The new EU Tobacco Products The government of Shanghai importers to be prosecuted for tax had a brief romantic liaison. It was state resources to target Directive expressly provides that plain yesterday announced a historic evasion and illicit trade. At stake after the break-up of their competitors— all in the name of packaging is an option for the EU’s regulation that will require smoke- was R12 billion (US$858.9 million) relationship that claims emerged ‘fighting’ the illicit trade in tobacco. free spaces in one of the world’s that SARS was running a ‘rogue’ 28 member countries. At COP7, Sri in unpaid taxes. BAT’s money gave it a seat on largest cities. Shanghai’s bold action unit first emerged. will reduce smoking and About 18 months later, the acting the official Illicit Tobacco Task secondhand smoke exposure in a commissioner of SARS, Ivan Pillay, Ms Walter was allegedly a double- Team, which includes city of more than 20 million people and 55 other top SARS officials, agent. She was an informant to representatives from the Hawks (a – and in a country with some of the found themselves unemployed— the government’s State Security state agency tasked with fighting highest smoking rates in the world. the result of an aggressive Agency (SSA) and also to British priority crimes), the SSA, South Shanghai’s decision will be felt campaign against SARS. American Tobacco (BAT), to whom African Police, National Prosecuting she gave confidential information Authority and the Tobacco Institute around the globe – as a shining The plot involved the Sunday on smaller rival manufacturers. of South Africa. example of what cities of any size Times newspaper, which published can do to address the world’s false stories about an apparent In order to infiltrate the rival This structure gives BAT access leading cause of preventable death. “rogue” unit in SARS that companies, Ms Walters proposed to state intelligence and the ability Shanghai’s new law requires 100 supposedly spied on President creating an association, the Fair to influence who the state targets Australia percent smoke-free restaurants, Jacob Zuma and that set up a Trade Independent Tobacco among BAT’s direct competitors. bars, workplaces and public Association (Fita), to represent brothel aimed at infiltrating the A warning from the South Africa transportation. When the law these companies. The first Fita ruling African National Congress experience is that co-operating comes into effect in March 2017 it meeting was held late in 2012, at Party. The paper subsequently with the tobacco industry is has strongly opposed plain packaging, a will transform Shanghai and protect apologised for printing the stories. Walter’s offices, and she was Lanka’s president announced that the millions of people from the deadly harmful to democracy. It will use its signal of just how important plain elected chair. country’s health minister was bringing harms of secondhand smoke. The But in the wake of the articles, influence to direct the powers, forward a plain packaging proposal. packaging is. If plain packaging were not impact of this bold action cannot effective, then why would the tobacco Pillay and the SARS head of In a court application, a rival has actions and resources of the state be overstated – this law will save enforcement, Johan Van accused BAT of “corporate for the benefit of the industry. The fifth edition of the Canadian industry be so opposed? countless lives and bring a positive, Cancer Society report Cigarette Loggerenberg, were suspended espionage” and working with Tobacco industry opposition in part has healthy change to anyone who and, after reaching a settlement government agencies to try to put Yussuf Saloojee Package Health Warnings: International lives in or visits this world famous National Council Against Smoking Status Report launched at COP7, come through legal challenges, but the with SARS, resigned.. it out of business. tobacco industry has lost five out of five city. With strong enforcement, South Africa provides an overview of the status of smoke-free spaces in Shanghai court decisions: Australia (two cases, A key player in the downfall of BAT allegedly spent about $3.6 plain packaging worldwide. can help change the course of Van Loggerenberg is Pretoria million a year to bribe politicians, 2012, 2015); France (2016); United tobacco use in China. Contiued from page 1 Under plain packaging, health Kingdom (2016); and European Court of With approximately 316 million A NEW KIND OF COP للتشكيك في النصوص او محاوله تغيير صياغتها !!صحة البشرية مقابل االرباح المالية ؟ warnings remain on packages, but Justice (2016). As well, a legal claim واضعافها لخدمه ومصالح صناعات التبغ دون tobacco company branding, such as against Uruguay’s significant packaging smokers, China is home to the مازالت شركات التبغ وحلفاؤها مصرين على تحقيق WITH NEW CHALLENGES .التصريح المباشر بذلك colours, logos and design elements restrictions (though not plain packaging) largest number of smokers in the مكاسب وارباح بمئات المليارات حتى ولو كان are prohibited, and the brand portion world and about 1.5 million Chinese وقد بذلت منظمات المجتمع المدني جهودا جبارة die from tobacco-related disease was dismissed (2016). هذا على حساب الصحة واالقتصاد واالنسانية... of each package is required to be preparing for entry into force – and بتواجدها في االروقة وحضور الجلسات العامة هذا االسبوع تجلى هذا بشكل مثير لالشمئزاز .Packages should not be used as each year the same colour, such as an on that point at least, there was واالجتماعات المختلفة لمراقبة سير العمل لألطراف داخل اروق وحجرات االجتماعات المختلفة في mini-billboards to promote tobacco, Smoke-free policies like Shanghai’s broad consensus. The ودعمهم بالتبليغ عن أي تصرف أو حضور مشكوك unattractive brown. The brand مؤتمر االطراف...وظهر هذا في مناقشات مجموعات name still appears in a standard or to convey that a brand has a new law immediately improve public disagreements on the Protocol were فيه من قبل العامة. حيث تعمل جاهدة جنب الى العمل الخاصة بالموضوعات والتدابير المختلفة personality” or a lifestyle image. health by reducing exposure to“ on the means to prepare, not on the جنب مع دول األطراف لمواجه التحديات الناتجة font size, style and location. The لبنود االتفاقية االطارية و ايضا فى الجلسات العامة package format is standardised. Packages should not be sold in secondhand smoke, reducing .ends عن هذا التدخل واالنهماك في العمل لحماية ما والتي (committee A) وخاصة المجموعة األولى formats that undermine health cigarette consumption and helping Finally, the decision to establish an تحقق على مدار األعوام السابقة من خالل تطوير تناقش مواضيع في غاية االهمية وخاصة المادة Plain packaging puts an end to warnings, or in special shapes such smokers quit. These laws remain 15 Article 5.3 knowledge hub should .وتنفيذ هذه االتفاقية من برتوكول االتجار الغير مشروع لمنتجات التبغ packaging being used for product as superslim packs that associate an easy and effective solution for و السجائر االلكترونية والمواد 9 و 10 والمتعلق promotion, increases the effectiveness smoking with fashionability, thinness cities large and small to combat the come as some comfort to delegates ويبقى السؤال الى متى ستبقى سيادة القانون تطبق .devastating toll of tobacco use who are faced with tobacco industry في المصالح االقتصادية دون االخذ بعين االعتبار يتنظم محتويات التبغ والكشف عن منتجات .of package warnings, curbs package and weight loss deception, reduces the appeal of Matthew L. Myers, President, .interference in their home countries المصالح االنسانية واالستمرارية البشرية ؟!! نترك التبغ , وكذلك المادة 13 المتعلق اإلعالن عن التبغ In light of the compelling rationale for plain .لكم الجواب . والترويج له ورعايته وغيرها من المواد األخرى tobacco products, and decreases Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids tobacco use. FCTC Guidelines for packaging, many more countries are On that note, the FCA wishes delegates from Parties and من أشكال حضور شركات التبغ ومحاوالتها عرقله .implementing Articles 11 and 13 expected to move this measure forward observers safe travels, and سير المؤتمر، التخفي وحضور الجلسات تحت ,recommend that countries consider Plain packaging is the right thing to do productive work on implementing the االدعاء بأنهم من العامة أو االعالم ,وقد حاولت implementing plain packaging. and is inevitable. The worldwide trend .FCTC in their respective countries الشركات أيضا من خالل بعض المبعوثين جاهدة .has become unstoppable التدخل في صياغه المواد بشكل واضح وصريح Plain packaging is supported by extensive Rob Cunningham See you again at COP8! اثناء المفاوضات والنقاشات العامة والسعي جاهدة evidence. The tobacco industry Canadian Cancer Society

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Cigarette smoking is on the rise Supreme Court cracked down on the Américas ante el pedido de la Comisión que realice problemática del tabaquismo no and is now also seen among sale of gutkha ingredients, clarifying Fundación Interamericana del recomendaciones concretas a es un tema que se circunscriba a teenage girls and young women. that it has banned the sale of all Corazón Argentina (FIC los Estados para que las prácticas y decisiones forms of chewable tobacco and Argentina), Action On Smoking & Bidi (or beedi): Bidis are a implementen el Convenio Marco individuales sino que se trata de nicotine. Health (ASH) y O’Neill Institute para el Control del Tabaco. En un problema social complejo que popular form of smoking tobacco binder, fermented and clipped at both for National and Global Health paralelo, solicitaron que se interfiere con el pleno ejercicio in India. they are known as the poor ends. In India, Cheroot is Pan (or paan) Masala: This is a Law. Se trata de una herramienta reconozca a la industria de los derechos humanos. man’s cigarette. A bidi is hand-rolled manufactured in the state of Tamil commercial preparation containing innovadora para fortalecer el tabacalera como una and contains sun-cured, tobacco areca nut, slaked lime, catechu and Las organizaciones, a su Nadu and smoked primarily in Kerala, control del tabaco ya que, tal loosely packed and rolled inside a Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh states. condiments, with or without como lo expresó el informe vez, le pidieron a la CIDH rectangular piece of dried tendu leaf powdered tobacco. It comes in de sesiones de la Comisión, que dé seguimiento e incluya and tied with a cotton thread. Chutta: Chuttas are coarse tobacco attractive sachets and tins, which esta temática en todas las cigars that are smoked in the coastal es la primera vez que la Traditionally, bidis are non-filtered and can be stored and carried CIDH otorga una audiencia líneas de trabajo de su areas of India. Reverse chutta conveniently. Paan masala is very unidad de Derechos non-flavoured, but bidis for export are smoking involves keeping the burning temática con este foco lo often made with filters and flavour popular in urban areas and is fast cual representa una Sociales, Económicos y end of the chutta in the mouth and becoming popular in rural areas. The Culturales (DESC) y en las (fruits and chocolate) to make them inhaling it. This practice increases the oportunidad de aprendizaje attractive for teenagers. Indian market for paan masala is conjunto. de sus distintas relatorías, chance of oral cancer. now worth several hundred million especialmente en aquellas Chellum (or chillom): This involves US dollars. Verónica Schoj y Belén que se ocupan de los Hooklis: These are clay pipes with smoking tobacco in a clay pipe. a wooden stem used mostly by men Rios, de FIC Argentina; derechos de grupos que han Chillum smoking increases chances Paan with tobacco: Paan chewing, Chris Bostic y Kelsey Romeo- sido históricamente sometidos a and mainly in rural North and West or betel quid chewing, is often corporación que obstaculiza el of oral cancer and lung cancer. A Stuppy, de ASH; y Oscar A. discriminación. Luego de la India, including Gujarat and Uttar erroneously referred to as betel nut ejercicio del derecho a la salud. chillum is shared by a group of Cabrera, de O’Neill Institute for audiencia en la CIDH, y como Pradesh. On an average, about 15 chewing. Paan consists of four main En el marco de la audiencia, individuals, so in addition to National and Global Health Law, seguimiento posterior, por grams of tobacco is smoked daily. ingredients: betel leaf (Piper betle), areca además, se entregó una carta increasing their risk of cancer, people expusieron ante la Comisión la primera vez las organizaciones Once the pipe is lit, it is smoked nut (Areca catechu), slaked lime firmada por más de 130 who share a chillum increase their evidencia acerca de los graves de control de tabaco fueron frequently. [Ca(OH2)] and catechu (Acacia catechu). organizaciones y coaliciones de chances of spreading colds, flu, and daños que provoca el tabaquismo invitadas a responder un Betel leaves contain volatile oils such as todo el mundo (90 de ellas son other lung illnesses. A chillum is also SMOKELESS FORMS en la salud, tanto en adultos cuestionario que será un insumo eugenol and terpenes, nitrates and de países americanos) en la que used for smoking narcotics like como en niños y adolescentes y, para el plan de trabajo de la Smokeless tobacco is very common small quantities of sugar, starch, tannin los firmantes adhieren a los opium. a lo largo de la presentación, Unidad DESC en la realización in India. Methods of consumption and several other substances. pedidos efectuados a la explicaron cómo el tabaquismo del informe temático sobre Hookah: A hookah is a device that include chewing and applying Condiments and sweetening agents Comisión en el marco de la perpetúa la pobreza y obstaculiza “Pobreza y Derechos Humanos heats the tobacco and passes it tobacco preparations to the teeth may be added as per regional practices audiencia temática. el desarrollo sustentable. en las Américas”. Desde FIC through water before the smoke is and gums. and individual preferences. Sometime Asimismo, se expuso sobre la La CIDH estuvo representada Argentina se hizo hincapié en las inhaled. The use of hookah was Gutka (or Gutkha): Gutka is a after its introduction, tobacco became an falta de información existente por James L. Cavallaro, Enrique políticas de control de tabaco once on the decline, but it has preparation of crushed areca nut, important constituent of paan, and most respecto al contenido de los Gil Botero, Paulo Vannuchi y la como herramienta para combatir increased in recent years. Hookah tobacco, catechu, paraffin wax, slaked habitual paan chewers include tobacco. productos de tabaco con especial comisionada Esmeralda la pobreza. Dicho reporte será smoking is thought to be a sign of lime and sweet or savoury flavorings. prestige and is available in high- Gul: The common name of this hincapié en los cigarrillos Arosemena de Troitiño, todas publicado en Diciembre de 2016. All states of India have banned the product is gudakhu. It is used in saborizados y se mencionó cómo personalidades con amplia priced coffee shops, in flavours like El apoyo internacional de sale, manufacture, distribution and central and eastern parts of India. The el marketing de tabaco está trayectoria y capacidad en apple, strawberry and chocolate. organismos de derechos storage of gutka and all its variants ingredients include tobacco powder dirigido a mujeres y niñas y la materia de derechos humanos. Hookah smoking is also finding humanos, como la CIDH, es as per the Food Safety and and molasses, and it is often used for consecuente mortalidad creciente Los comisionados demostraron increasing use among college central para el avance de la Standards (Prohibition and cleaning teeth, mainly by women. en población femenina. gran interés en la temática. students of both sexes. It is acción estatal en materia de Restrictions on Sales) Regulation Act, Commercially produced since 1986, Arosemena de Troitiño señaló: marketed as a “safe” recreational Durante la audiencia, también se políticas públicas de control de 2011. gul is sold in toothpaste-like tubes. “Para mí es importante resaltar activity but it is expuso sobre el impacto de la tabaco. Este acompañamiento However, in order to que la industria tabacalera está not safe Mishri: It is popular in Maharashtra, epidemia en los sistemas de puede facilitar y promover circumvent the ban on sobrepasando una línea. Han especially among women. It is salud de los países de la región y respuestas integrales de los Cheroots: A the sale of gutkha, alcanzado los niveles de la applied to the teeth. se denunció el lobby de las Estados para cumplir con sus cheroot is a manufacturers are corrupción y un manejo político tabacaleras, sus prácticas obligaciones en materia de commercially selling pan masala Khaini: Khali is popular in Bihar and nefasto. Ese es el vínculo fuerte engañosas para obstaculizar la protección del derecho a la salud. made roll of (without tobacco) with other que nos debe comprometer a la adopción e implementación de heavy-bodied flavoured chewing Comisión y a todos los Veronica Schoj, Belen Rios, Gianella Continued on page 6 políticas de control de tabaco y Severini, Patricia Gutkowski y Camila tobacco held tobacco in separate organismos responsables de la sus estrategias para atraer a Chidiak together with a sachets, so that protección de derechos

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DIRTY ASHTRAY THANK YOU! SEE YOU AT COP8! PLAIN PACKS: ‘THE LAST BATTLEFIELD’ AWARD The FCA would like to thank India for its hospitality in hosting COP7. Now that the hard work of negotiating is done, may FCAers, and In 2008 Tobacco Journal to try to stop the contagion from undoubtedly delegates too, will take the opportunity to explore New Delhi slave owners were compensated and other parts of this amazing country. International, splashed ‘Plain packs spreading. So far there has been a when slavery was abolished.” It To the EU, for repeatedly blocking Thank you also to the representatives of Parties from across the world, can kill your business’ on its front constitutional challenge in Australia, was an unfortunate example and progress on issues related to Art. cover in response to the UK who have negotiated and made decisions that will advance the effective a bilateral investment treaty case in not one that impressed the judge 5.3 with respect to both the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. government consultation on such Hong Kong, a cases in the who pointed out it was the UK FCTC and the Illicit Trade We would also like to thank all of our FCA members, both in New Delhi legislation. The fear wasn’t the threat European Court of Justice, and parliament, dominated by slave Protocol. that sales would be hit hard, but cases in the UK and French courts. owners, which agreed compensation, and at home, for their untiring work to make COP7 a success. that high end brand values would be All so far lost (the World Trade not the courts. Not a precedent any A special thank you for their invaluable support for FCA’s work at COP7 terminally undermined. Why? Organisation government to court around the world should ORCHID AWARD goes to: Because, exclusive packaging government challenge, with the follow. Big tobacco’s profits were • American Cancer Society communicates brand image and tobacco industry’s fingerprints all built on slavery: and while the • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation differentiates high priced brands from over it, is still pending). But make no owners were compensated, the value products’. To quote the article, mistake there will be others, for this victims of slavery were not. • Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids “‘while the cost of production is is an existential threat to the • Cancer Research UK For more on the UK court roughly the same for both…. the tobacco industry described by one To New Zealand, for helping judgement see: tinyurl.com/zjgnxwn And for in-kind contributions we thank: profit margin of premium brands is of their lawyers in the UK case as Parties find common ground and considerably higher than that of the ‘last battlefield’. reach a single decision on • Anti-Tobacco Network, Botswana low-priced cigarettes’. Deborah Arnott financial resources, technical • CIET, Uruguay For any government hit by plain Action on Smoking and Health, UK assistance and reporting. The lesson is clear, the top priority packaging litigation, the judgement in • Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) for the transnational tobacco the UK provides a wealth of • HRIDAY, India industry is profitability • National Council Against Smoking, South Africa rather than sales. This is an industry which • Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Allliance (SEATCA) made US$ 44.1 billion The Framework Convention • VHAI, India in 2013, more the Alliance (FCA) is a global alliance combined profits of of NGOs working to achieve the Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, strongest possible Framework General Mills, FedEx, Convention on Tobacco Control. AT&T, Google, Views expressed in the Alliance McDonald’s and continued from page 5 Bulletin are those of the writers THANK YOU AND BEST WISHES TO MARTY!!!! Starbucks in the same year. And profits have TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN and do not necessarily represent This is the last issue of the those of the sponsors. been rising far more INDIA - AN OVERVIEW FCA Bulletin edited by Marty rapidly than sales. Framework Convention Alliance Logan, FCA’s Communications Between 2000 and western and central states of India Manager. and is used both by men and Rue Henri-Christiné 5 2014, global cigarette Marty joined the FCA team in volume sales increased women. Ingredients include tobacco, Case Postale 567 slaked lime paste and sometimes 2010 just before COP4 in by 8 percent while retail CH-1211 Uruguay. For six years he has values increased 121 areca nut. It is usually prepared by Geneva, Switzerland the user from basic ingredients at been instumental to FCA percent. A trend that communications. From plain packaging the time of use. Representative Office: overhaulng the website to threatens to bring to a shuddering ammunition to take the fight to the Kimam: This is a paste placed in prioritising engagement with halt. industry. The central most important the mouth and chewed. The 1 Nicholas St., Suite 1004 members, to editing the bulletin FCTC guidelines on Article 11 and 13 argument of the industry ingredients are tobacco, spices Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 at four COP sessions and one were adopted at COP3 in November demolished by the judgement was (cardamom, saffron and/or aniseed) CANADA ITP INB. His passion and 2008 encouraging Parties to go that requiring plain packs was and additives. It is prepared by dedication have inspired ahead with plain packaging. Four tantamount to stealing their processing tobacco leaves by Phone: +1 613 241 3927 everyone who has had the years later in 2012 it was Australia ‘property’ and was either illegal or, if removing their stalks and stems, then Email: [email protected] privilege to work with him. which led the way, followed by the it were found to be legal, required boiling and soaking them in water, multi-billion dollar compensation from flavoured with spices and additives. www.fctc.org FCA staff and members will UK and France in May 2016. The miss Marty’s professionalism, as the government in question. The resulting pulp is mashed, facebook.com/Framework ConventionAlliance dominoes are now falling, with the well as his calm and friendly Canadian Cancer Society report Shamefully one of the industry strained, and dried into a paste. lawyers even made a comparison twitter.com/FCAforTC manner. We wish him and his published this week showing that four Snuff: Snuff applied on gums family all the best in their new life in Nepal. countries now require plain packs to slavery, saying, “However strong the objective for taking property and teeth especially by women in (Australia, France, UK, and Hungary) Gujarat. Thank you Marty for your support and for providing a helping hand with a another 14 more working on it. away, you will normally without hesitation. Thank you for your patience (especially during late compensate,” he told the judge. night bulletin hours), for the laughs and most of all for being a great The tobacco manufacturers are “Your lordship will remember the friend. We wish you great success as you set out on your new path. using any and every legal avenue Goodbye dear friend and best of luck!

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