Tobacco lobby

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Tobacco lobbying involves the purchasing of political influence to encourage the use of tobacco. The tobacco lobby gives money to politicians to vote in favor of deregulating tobacco. It is estimated that the tobacco lobby spends an average of $106,415 each day legislature meets[1] Major big tobacco lobbying companies include Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and Lorillard Tobacco Co. The tobacco lobby lost a chunk of its support in when the U.S. National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) filed charges against the Tobacco Institute, a tobacco industry advocacy group. This resulted in the Master Settlement Agreement, which forced the organization to disband and place all records on a website.[2]

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  1. ^ Tobacco Spends Over $100,000 Daily for Lobbying in DC. Action on Smoking and Health.
  2. ^ Tobacco Institute. Sourcewatch.org.

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