Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them
The article neglects to mention that the Congressional Act which forces (?) the FDA's hand, was one that Phillip Morris sponsored and lobbied for. I think this is key to understanding why the FDA is acting like this, seemingly  against public health, while benefiting incumbent cigarette makers.<p><pre><code>    Passage, if it comes, may be politically impossible without
    the negotiated support of Philip Morris, whose Marlboro
    brand helps make it the American tobacco industry’s biggest
    player.
    
    The company’s central role, in fact, is a reason that some
    antismoking activists worry that the bill is a deal with the
    devil. Philip Morris’s support is also why other major
    tobacco companies — none of which back the legislation — see
    a cunning ploy by Marlboro’s maker to seal the company’s
    dominant position.
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