If enacted, HB 1425 would deputize the state of Pennsylvania as an enforcement arm for both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, perhaps more concerningly, the cigarette industry itself
Affordability did not meaningfully change between 2022 and 2024, but then increased in 2025 so that 53.6 minutes of work was required to earn enough money to purchase 20 cigarettes from the leading brand
In 1954, a Philip Morris vice president stated, "[I]f we had any thought or knowledge that in any way we were selling a product harmful to our customers, we would stop business tomorrow." In 1997, Philip Morris CEO Geoffrey Bible said in a deposition that the company would halt production if presented with evidence that smoking causes lung cancer, stating he would "shut it down instantly." Yet today, cigarettes make up almost all of Philip Morris International's business and profits
Background on The Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) The CTNS was put in place in late 2019, following a decision to terminate the biennial Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Survey (CTADS) after 2017
It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi) and a drainage area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km 3 (114 cu mi) of water annually
