- Tobacco
- Litigation & Enforcement
- Highlights
- Tobacco Highlights 2002
- Press Release - October 17, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Settles Lawsuit Over Illegal Distribution of Smokeless Tobacco Products
- Press Release - September 6, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Announces Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among High School Students Remains Steady Study Measures Ecstasy Use for First Time
- Press Release - August 13, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Announces Agreement with ExxonMobil to Curb Tobacco Sales to Minors. Calls Agreement Important Model for Retailers in Fight Against
Underage Smoking
- July 31, 2002
US Smokeless Tobacco Agreement Relating to Brand Name Sponsorship
In June 2002 the Attorney General entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
with U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company ("USSTC"). The agreement resolves some
disputes with USSTC about its compliance with the 1998 Smokeless Tobacco Master
Settlement Agreement, relating to the configuration of Adult-Only Facilities (AOFs)
(where USSTC gives away free samples) and the Brand Name signs that USSTC uses to
identify its AOFs. In May 2002 the Tobacco Enforcement Committee of the National
Association of Attorneys General reviewed and endorsed the MOU. The MOU requires
USSTC, within 120 days, to enclose all its AOFs in California with an opaque barrier
that is at least six feet high, and to instruct its security personnel to discourage
people from loitering around the entrances and exits. This part of the agreement
implements the provision of the MSA which defines an AOF as a place where persons
under the age of 18 are "not present." The agreement also spells out how USSTC may
identify its AOFs by using a Brand Name, such as Copenhagen, Skoal, or Rooster, under
a limited exception to the MSA's general ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco
products.
View the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Adult-Only Facilities, pdf.
- Press Release - July 16, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Calls on FDA to Regulate New "Tobacco Candy" Product
- Press Release - June 6, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Praises $20 Million Fine Against R.J. Reynolds for Targeting Minors with Ads
- People v. R.J. Reynolds Print Ads Case No. GIC 764118
View the Final Statement of Decision, pdf and
Judgment, pdf
- Press Release - May 2, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Announces R.J. Reynolds Ordered to Pay $14.8 Million Fine
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Press Release - April 5, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Announces California Will Receive Previously Withheld Tobacco Payment
- Press Release - February 13, 2002
The Office of the Attorney General Announces Agreement With Walgreens to Curb Tobacco Sales to Minors. Calls Drug Store Chain's Policy a National Model in Fight Against Underage Smoking