Jump to full article: Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail, 2009-03-20
Intro: An annual campaign to prevent children from smoking will focus on tobacco marketing to children.
The 14th annual Kick Butts Day is scheduled for Wednesday and is intended to urge Congress to pass legislation granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products, according to a statement. The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the legislation earlier this month.
Major events are planned in Columbia and Greenville.
Youths from the South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative in Columbia will gather at the State House at 11 a.m. Wednesday to encourage state legislators to pass a significant increase to South Carolina's cigarette tax.
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