Far more important than the choice of colour is the fact that all the tobacco brands will be obliged to have the same colour, which strips them of their ability to behave as a brand: Goodbye, Marlboro Red, John Player Blue, Silk Cut Purple
Its already proven effective in speeding up the decline in smoking in other developed countries, like Australia, which introduced plain-packaging laws in 2012, Quartzs Akshat Rathi previously reported
[2] However, the scientific evidence is that switching from regular to light or low-tar cigarettes does not reduce the health risks of smoking or lower the smoker's exposure to the nicotine, tar and carcinogens present in cigarette smoke
Those words are now among a few choice words banned by the federal government in the promotion and marketing of cigarettes
Pall Mall (an international brand manufactured here) goes for R70 a pack, while other larger brands like Peter Stuyvesant, Rothmans and Courtleigh go for a hefty R110 a pack (normally between R45 and R55 a pack)
