A history of tobacco regulation

A history of tobacco regulation Major events in the federal government's history with cigarette makers. May 30, 2009 Tobacco regulation 1964: The surgeon general issues a landmark report linking smoking to lung cancer. 1965: Warning labels are mandated on cigarette packs stating, "Caution: Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health." 1969: Cigarette advertising is banned on TV and radio. 1979: Smoking is restricted in all federal buildings in the United States. 1990: Smoking is banned on all U.S. commercial airline flights. 1994: Mississippi becomes the first state to sue the tobacco industry to recover costs for tobacco-related illnesses. 1998: The tobacco industry agrees to pay $206 billion, which will help fund anti-tobacco programs, as part of a settlement agreement with 46 states. 2000: U.S. Supreme Court rejects a Clinton administration effort to give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco. 2009: Congress approves the largest-ever increase in the federal cigarette tax, boosting it 62 cents, to $1.01 a pack. Source: Office of the Surgeon General