As Judge Kessler found in her nearly 1,700-page final opinion, the tobacco companies have engaged in massive deception and wrongdoing: Over the course of more than 50 years, Defendants lied, misrepresented, and deceived the American public, including smokers and the young people they avidly sought as replacement smokers, about the devastating health effects of smoking and environmental tobacco smoke, they suppressed research, they destroyed documents, they manipulated the use of nicotine so as to increase and perpetuate addiction, they distorted the truth about low tar and light cigarettes so as to discourage smokers from quitting, and they abused the legal system in order to achieve their goal to make money with little, if any, regard for individual illness and suffering, soaring health costs, or the integrity of the legal system. Importantly, Judge Kessler concluded, The evidence in this case clearly establishes that Defendants have not ceased engaging in unlawful activity

Its convenient, discreet, and often more affordable than in-store purchases, while still being compliant with Canadian regulations
Although e-cigarettes have been promoted as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, recent studies suggest that the odds of disease between e-cigarette users and smokers are surprisingly similar
Fires can spread quickly and cut off your escape route
There is still limited research and evidence on the effects of secondhand vapour, but its generally thought to be considerably safer than secondhand smoke
in April 2024