Philip Morris launches legal action against Australia; similar to Uruguayan case

Friday, July 1st 2011 - 06:39 UTC

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Tobacco giant Philip Morris International launched legal action this week against the Australian government over the country's plans to strip company logos from cigarette packages and replace them with grisly images of cancerous mouths, sickly children and bulging, blinded eyes. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
If the cigarette packages showed REAL images of a face half eaten away with rampant cancer it would not matter whether the name was present or not.
In fact, REAL images across the whole pack would pretty soon force the company into bankrupcy.

I have seen ALL those of my family who became hooked on nicotine die this agonizing death. I have watched their bodies rot from the inside, and smelt them rot over the many months that it took them to die.

In years to come our grandchildren will be open-mouthed with disbelief when they are told that companies were allowed to sell this powerful cocktail of drugs to hook people into dependency whilst the product took its time to chronically kill their lungs and acutely bring them to death with their body being eaten away from the inside - a living rotting death.

The zombie films are nothing less than the reality for people so hooked and suffering;
it is, indeed, a living death of addiction extending over sufficient time to bring huge profits to the people running these 'drug-death' companies.
Jul 01st, 2011 - 03:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
Well said, Geoff. lt is a disgusting stinking habit. lt costs countries a lot of money to pick up the pieces & the tobacco companies just laugh all the way to the bank. They should be the ones being sued.
Jul 02nd, 2011 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
Well said Geotard, no wonder brits are ugly from the outside and inside. They should stop smoking.
Jul 02nd, 2011 - 03:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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wangito
The only way, Add tabacco to the list of illegal drugs.
If this is legally impossible a 1000% or more Gov. tax. and very heavy penalties on contrabanding.
Shouldn't the next step be Alcohol? I believe more families were destroyed as a result of alcoholism than families destroyed by nicotine addtiction. Or is it too big an industry to mess with? No, don't talk to me about moderation, 2-3 cigaretts a day will not kill you either..
Jul 02nd, 2011 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
Yes, guys -

if you REALLY believe in something,
SAY IT LOUD and
stand up and be counted.

People on this Mercopress site certainly believe this.
Probably the most forthright site I have come across!
Jul 02nd, 2011 - 06:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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lsolde
Should put herr cloggs's face on the cigarette packets.
And some of his stupid comments on the back!
Now that would scare anyone off smoking!
You'd be famous herr FidoDido.
Jul 02nd, 2011 - 09:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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stick up your junta
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Yes a cartoon character, Fido the Fag
Jul 03rd, 2011 - 07:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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