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Philip Morris Responds to FDA Decision by Supreme Court 

This decision closes one door but hopefully opens another.

We opposed the FDA Rule because regulation of cigarettes as "medical devices" was inappropriate and could have led to Prohibition, as the Supreme Court has determined. But federal regulation of cigarettes as cigarettes, dealing with youth smoking while respecting an adult's right to smoke, makes sense for smokers and manufacturers alike. . . We are ready and eager to engage in a useful, positive discussion on these issues.

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