Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Federal judge blocks anti-smoking images required on tobacco products

CNN reports:
A federal mandate requiring tobacco companies to place graphic images on their products warning of the dangers of smoking was tossed out Wednesday by a judge in Washington, with the judge saying the requirements were a violation of free speech.

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act passed in 2009 would have required nine written warnings such as "Cigarettes are addictive" and "Tobacco smoke causes harm to children." Also included would be alternating images of a corpse and smoke-infected lungs.
How about tossing out the law as a violation of property rights??