Year: 2022

POT DREAMS. "Philip Morris "was granted a special permit to grow, cultivate and make marijuana extracts … and that Philip Morris urged the State agency people to secrecy." Over at British American Tobacco, the world's second-largest tobacco firm, documents show that a confidential research effort labeled the "Pot Project" was launched in Britain." https://lnkd.in/dZUwp4J View in LinkedIn

BAT's POT PLANS. "Cigarettes mixed with marijuana ... were a "natural expansion of current smoking habits" and if pot became legal, such cigarettes would be "a change in habit much like moving to cigars." ... "learn how to produce in quantity cigarettes loaded uniformly with a known amount of either ground cannabis or dried and cut cannabis rag." https://lnkd.in/dZUwp4J View in LinkedIn

WAITING TO ROLL. "We know if it’s legalized, marijuana will be commercialized, too. A commercial marijuana industry will act just as the tobacco industry acts ... Brown and Williamson:The use of marijuana … an alternative product line. [We] have the land to grow it, the machines to roll it and package it, the distribution to market it." https://lnkd.in/dXDUuX8 View in LinkedIn

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. "Altria, the parent company of Phillip Morris ... It recently bought the Web domain names “AltriaCannabis.com” and “AltriaMarijuana.com.” https://lnkd.in/dXDUuX8 View in LinkedIn

PHILIP MORRIS. "Advertising the appetite suppressant characteristic of cigarettes as a benefit or the relief of colds with menthol cigarettes presents another touchy situation and potential FDA interference ... A publicity campaign focusing on the wholesomeness of our current additives is a very delicate situation in that it could backfire." https://lnkd.in/dcxf3iK View in LinkedIn

"BREATH FRESHENER either through filler addition or tipping paper application is another good idea that should be pursued. Care must be taken to avoid claims and potential FDA regulation." Tobacco company internal papers. https://lnkd.in/dcxf3iK View in LinkedIn

WHO IS KIDDING WHO? Whatever has been said about not advertising to children, not making candy coated cigarettes for children, and all the other rubbish, the bottom line is that tobacco companies know that they must go after the teenage market to stay in business. Otherwise known as your children. View in LinkedIn

"ADDICTIVE INDUSTRIES generate the lion’s share of their profits from addicts, not casual users ... 80 percent of the industry’s profits come from 20 percent of smokers ... creating addicts is the central goal. And ... this, in turn, means targeting the young. Less than one-third of smokers start after age 18." https://lnkd.in/dm-uZFZ View in LinkedIn

TEENS OR BUST. "Lorillard: “The base of our business is the high school student." Philip Morris: "Today’s teenager is tomorrow’s potential regular customer… Because of our high share of the market among the youngest smokers, Philip Morris will suffer more than the other companies from the decline in the number of teenage smokers.” https://lnkd.in/dXDUuX8 View in LinkedIn

'THE YOUTH MARKET' IS YOUR KIDS. "The Liggett Group: “If you are really and truly not going to sell [cigarettes] to children, you are going to be out of business in 30 years.” R. J. Reynolds: “Realistically, if our company is to survive and prosper over the long term, we must get our share of the youth market.” https://lnkd.in/dXDUuX8 View in LinkedIn