Regulating the Tobacco Industry
Category: Regulation | Area of Effect: Safety? Consumer Protection?| Proposed by: United Massachusetts
Whereas the grave health consequences of tobacco usage have already been well-established, and need not be repeated here,
Whereas these consequences are so severe as to warrant strict regulation on the sale of tobacco products, so as to protect and preserve public health and safety,
This most august General Assembly, in this present session assembled, by and advice and consent of the delegates and member nations thereof, and by the authority of the same, hereby:
- Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, the following terms:
- "tobacco product" as any product containing nicotine, in whole or part,
- "minor" as any person under the age of majority in their respective national laws,
- "cigarette" as any tobacco product designed to be inhaled by the user,
- "smokeless tobacco" as any tobacco product designed to be chewed or otherwise ingested,
- Prohibits any individual or organization from purchasing or airing promotional advertisements for cigarettes or smokeless tobacco in any World Assembly member-state, and any individual or organization operating in a World Assembly member state from purchasing or airing said advertisements anywhere,
- Prohibits any organization profiting off of the sale of tobacco products from contributing to political campaigns or otherwise engaging in lobbying activities in a World Assembly member-state,
- Requires that packaging containing tobacco products, in order to be sold in a World Assembly member-state be at least thirty-percent covered in a state sanctioned health warning, that it list all ingredients of the tobacco product contained therein, and that it contain no misleading claims about the product's contents,
- Mandates that health education curricula in member-states' state schooling systems contain relevant information about the dangers of tobacco consumption,
- Prohibits the sale of tobacco products to any minor in a World Assembly member-state,
- Authorises, where necessary, the use of the General Fund to cover the legal fees of nations facing lawsuit from tobacco companies in retaliation for reasonable legislation,
- Urges member-nations to assist tobacco farmers in transitioning to alternative crops,
- Declares that the usage of tobacco products shall be prohibited on the premises of the World Assembly Headquarters.
"I'm sick and tired of walking into work and having to breathe the dirtied air from my colleague's smoking habits. Enough is enough."
OOC: Based around the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Also, I'm not sure how much of this is covered by previous resolutions, nor am I sure of the category. Preamble forthcoming. Fire away.