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Canadian Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Tobacco Ad Laws
June 27, 2007

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The Canadian Supreme Court will decide next week whether the government's plan to restrict tobacco ads and place graphic warnings on tobacco products passes constitutional muster, Reuters reported June 22.

The tobacco industry challenged the law in court; in 1995, the high court ruled that a plan to ban tobacco ads outright was unconstitutional, but did OK partial bans such as those that protected children.

Subsequently, the Canadian government imposed a ban on broadcast ads and those that seem to appeal to youth. Tobacco companies say the laws are overly vague and still infringe on their free-speech rights.

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