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For example, in Yunnan Province, tobacco is the largest industry, with tobacco taxes supplying one half of its local government revenue. [57] Other provinces like Guizhou, Henan, and Sichuan, also rely heavily on revenue from tobacco production. [57] The Chinese government has implemented some tobacco control measures.
United States v. American Tobacco Company, 221 U.S. 106 (1911), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the combination in this case is one in restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize the business of tobacco in interstate commerce within the prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
Ilocos Norte was one of the provinces Spanish colonial Governor-General, José Basco y Vargas placed under the Tobacco monopoly on 1 March 1782. [6] The policy, which effectively forced farmers in Cagayan Valley, the Ilocos provinces, Nueva Ecija and Marinduque to produce only tobacco in order to meet government quotas, [7] stayed in place until 1882. [8]
The Supreme Court on Monday announced that it would not decide the issues raised in seven tobacco-related appeals, five of which were filed by the industry, one by the federal government and one ...
On this day in economic and financial history... The government fights backSmoking and Health, a landmark report by the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee, was first published on Jan. 11, 1964.
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, (Pub. L. 111–31 (text), H.R. 1256) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. The Act gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry. A signature element of the law imposes new warnings ...
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (also known as the FSPTC Act) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. This bill changed the scope of tobacco policy in the United States by giving the FDA the ability to regulate tobacco products, similar to how it has regulated food and pharmaceuticals since the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.
The Cahier des Charges did not necessitate the automatic transfer of tobacco workers to the new Regie which meant many women tobacco workers were faced with financial instability in the wake of the new tobacco monopoly. [2] Women tobacco workers had a history of protesting for workers' rights. [2] In November 1930, hundreds of women tobacco ...