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Jump to full article: Gotham Gazette, 2010-01-12
Author: Courtney Gross Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster ยป
Intro: The City Council sent a message to big tobacco this afternoon: put it out.
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Manufacturing Company and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Brands filed a lawsuit against the city in December over a law approved by the City Council last year that bans the sale of favored tobacco products in the five boroughs.
In response to the suit, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, health care advocates and several members of the City Council gathered at City Hall today to let "big tobacco" know they wouldn't be backing down, settling or negotiating anytime soon.
"What we did was legally right, but, more importantly, it was morally right, and we are not going to let this lawsuit threaten us," said Quinn, who compared the tobacco product's packaging to a tube of lip gloss. "Tobacco yet again has shown itself to be nothing but greedy and only interested in hurting the public health of New Yorkers."
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