CANADA SUPREME COURT REJECTS TOBACCO COMPANIES’ ADVERTISING CONSTITUTION BID
July 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE A CANADIAN Supreme Court ruling has given Canadian tobacco companies the right to advertise their brands in publications and establishments that are mainly for adults. The decision still prohibits using billboards, event sponsorship and adverts that target young people or link it with a daring lifestyle such as the use of Marlboro man images. Graphic health warnings that cover 50% of cigarette packs are also to stay with the court saying they are "constitutional in their entirety" and not an illegal restriction on freedom of expression. Tobacco ...
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