Welcome to the Toxic-Tobacco Law Coalition.

"I think your idea has great merit."
C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General

"utterly rationale"
Ruth Roemer, late Professor, UCLA

"end game discussions are . . . important for tobacco control."
Richard Daynard, President, Public Health Advocacy Institute

"Congress should charter a tightly regulated corporation, one from which no one profits, to take over manufacturing and sales."
David Kessler, former Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) Commissioner

Please help us create an "endgame" that will stop the predatory behavior of the toxic-tobacco industry.

We hope the MENU below will provide you with a smooth journey through our website. Please contact us with your ideas.

Please sign our OnLine Petition. THE TOXIC-TOBACCO BILL: 2009 Alternative to the Marlboro Protection (S.982) and Waxman (HR.1256) Bills Philip Morris/Marlboro favors FDA regulation. How RED does the flag have to be? Coming Soon: The 10th Anniversary of the first publication describing the Toxic-Tobacco Law in the Journal of Public Health Policy

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1. Mission

Here you'll find the key elements of the Toxic-Tobacco Law and the goal of the Toxic-Tobacco Law Coalition.

2. Short Stuff

Summaries of the Toxic-Tobacco Law from the World Conference on Tobacco OR Health and the Journal of Public Health Policy. Plus excerpts from the Toxic-Tobacco Bill: 2009, the alternative to the Kennedy-Marlboro and Waxman-Platts bills.

3. Questions and Answers about the Law

Questions and answers about the Toxic-Tobacco Law from our brochure and a six-page paper on the Law.

4. Prohibition vs Toxic-Tobacco Law

How the Toxic-Tobacco Law differs from Prohibition. And why the Toxic-Tobacco Law will not repeat Prohibition.

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5. Under 3 x 6, or 2 x 9

If you're under 18 years old, check out some of the things you can do to be a member of the Toxic-Tobacco Law Coalition. And tell us your ideas.

6. College

Join other college students from across the country to promote the Toxic-Tobacco Law.

7. Petition the U.S. Congress

Our OnLine Petition urging Congress to pass the Toxic-Tobacco Law. It can be signed by supporters of all ages.

8. Coalition Activities

Ten ideas to choose from to actively support the Toxic-Tobacco Law.

9. Supporters of the Law

Who has endorsed the Toxic-Tobacco Law? What do they look like? Where do our supporters live?

10. T-Shirts and Other Stuff

How to get the edgy Toxic-Tobacco Law T-shirt, brochures, petitions, and the article on the Toxic-Tobacco Law in the Journal of Public Health Policy.

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11. Snail Mail In and Out

Letters we have sent to Geoffrey Bible, former CEO of Philip Morris, and to the 4-H Club after it agreed to accept money from Philip Morris.

12. Articles and Press Releases

California and the Toxic-Tobacco Law, executives discussing the Law (fiction), edgy talk, letter sent to the editor of the Washington Post, and "endgame" strategies for toxic-tobacco.

13. Breaking News

The latest version of the Toxic-Tobacco Law (the Bill). News related to the Toxic-Tobacco Law like that in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and The Lancet. Endgames gaining traction.

14. Other Work on Toxic-Tobacco

Comments on a worldwide treaty to control toxic-tobacco, the difficulty of breaking into the debate on controlling toxic-tobacco, and creating a smoke-free fire service for Florida.

15. Please Contact Us

Our email address, snail mail address, land line and fax numbers. Our Washington, DC office is in Georgetown, a major toxic-tobacco exporting region in the 1700s. Names of volunteers working to pass the Toxic-Tobacco Law.