House Approves Bill To Regulate Tobacco Products

By GottaLaff

Speaking of smokers, how about legalizing marijuana:

The House has approved legislation that for the first time would give the government powers to regulate tobacco products.

The measure, passed by a 298-112 vote, was a significant victory for anti-smoking groups that have long sought to subject cigarettes to the same government scrutiny that food items on the nation's grocery shelves face.

Under the bill, the Food and Drug Administration would be able to regulate, but not ban, cigarettes and other tobacco products. The FDA could make ingredients public, ban flavoring and prohibit marketing campaigns.

The Senate is expected to pass the bill, and Prez O is expected to sign it.

H/t: BuzzFlash