Massachusetts mus txog $ 600 lab kev cog lus nrog Altria, British American Tobacco thiab lwm tus

Massachusetts mus txog $ 600 lab kev cog lus nrog Altria, British American Tobacco thiab lwm tus

Massachusetts Tus Kws Lij Choj General Lub Chaw Haujlwm tau mus txog $ 600 lab kev daws teeb meem nrog cov tuam txhab luam yeeb loj xws li Altria thiab British American Tobacco rau kev lag luam luam yeeb rau cov tub ntxhais hluas. Qhov no yog qhov kev sib haum xeeb loj tshaj plaws hauv lub xeev keeb kwm, txhawm rau tuav cov tuam txhab no los lav txog kev puas tsuaj rau pej xeem kev noj qab haus huv thiab ntxiv dag zog rau kev tiv thaiv cov tub ntxhais hluas los ntawm kev lag luam luam yeeb.

 

Raws li Boston thaum Lub Yim Hli 14, Massachusetts Tus Kws Lij Choj General Lub Chaw Haujlwm tau mus txog $ 600 lab kev sib cog lus nrog cov tuam txhab luam yeeb loj, uas yog qhov kev sib hais loj tshaj plaws hauv chaw ua haujlwm keeb kwm tsis ntev los no.

 

Lub Xeev Tus Kws Lij Choj General Andrea Joy Campbell tau hais hauv nqe lus,

 

"Tau ntau xyoo lawm, cov tuam txhab luam yeeb loj hauv tebchaws tau thawb cov khoom lag luam luam yeeb rau cov tub ntxhais hluas. Qhov kev sib hais haum no yog pov thawj ntawm peb cov kev siv zog txuas ntxiv los tuav cov tuam txhab lag luam vim tias lawv qhov kev ua tau ua rau muaj kev puas tsuaj rau pej xeem kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nyab xeeb."

 

Tsab ntawv tshaj tawm tau taw qhia tias qhov kev pom zoo suav nrog cov nyiaj tsis sib haum xeeb los ntawm 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, thaum cov tuam txhab luam yeeb loj tau pom zoo tso tseg cov khoom lag luam rau menyuam yaus thiab them nyiaj ntau lab daus las rau cov xeev kom them nyiaj rau kev kho mob los ntawm kev haus luam yeeb.

 

Qhov kev sib hais haum no suav nrog cov koom haum ntawm ntau lub lag luam luam yeeb loj, raws li hauv qab no:

 

Philip Morris USA (subsidiary of Altria)

 

Nyiv Tobacco International USA, Inc. (subsidiary ntawm Nyiv Tobacco International)

 

Imperial Tobacco Limited/ITL (Tebchaws USA) Limited (subsidiary ntawm Imperial Tobacco)

 

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company (subsidiary ntawm British American Tobacco, RJ Reynolds yog ib lub tuam txhab tau los ntawm British American Tobacco hauv 2017)

$ 600 lab yuav raug them rau tsoomfwv cov peev nyiaj xyoo no, thiab lub tuam txhab tseem yuav them nyiaj ntxiv txhua xyoo tom qab ntawd.

 

Daim ntawv cog lus no ua raws li $ 462 lab ntau lub xeev kev daws teeb meem los ntawm e-luam yeeb lub tuam txhab JUUL xyoo tas los, uas Massachusetts tau txais $ 41 lab.

 

Txij li thaum MSA tau pom zoo rau xyoo 1998, Massachusetts tau txais ntau pua lab nyiaj hauv kev them nyiaj los ntawm cov tuam txhab luam yeeb loj txhua xyoo, tab sis qee cov tuam txhab tau tuav ib feem ntawm cov nyiaj hauv cov nyiaj them txhua xyoo, ua rau ntau pua lab nyiaj hauv kev tsis sib haum xeeb.

 

Tus Kws Lij Choj Lub Chaw Haujlwm tau hais tias qhov kev daws teeb meem tam sim no daws teeb meem kev tsis sib haum xeeb txhua xyoo rau xya xyoo dhau los thiab ua kom muaj kev daws teeb meem ntawm lwm qhov kev tsis sib haum xeeb. Ntxiv nrog rau $ 600 lab them nyiaj, cov tuam txhab tseem yuav tsum tau txiav nyiaj tsawg dua rau xyoo tom ntej, uas txhais tau hais tias Massachusetts yuav tau txais nyiaj ntau dua txhua xyoo yav tom ntej.

 

Nov yog qee lub tuam txhab luam yeeb uas tau koom nrog Master Settlement Agreement (MSA):