KLAW 101 - Oklahoma's Best Country » cigarette packs http://klaw.com Oklahoma's Best Country Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs http://klaw.com/judge-blocks-graphic-photos-cigarette/ http://klaw.com/judge-blocks-graphic-photos-cigarette/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:28:43 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=59145 In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages.

The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat, and a male cadaver with chest staples down his torso.

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