Legislation
1964 Surgeon general established advisory committee
on Tobacco which suggested relationship to cancer in
writing.
1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
requiring surgeon general’s warning on all packs.
1971 all broadcast advertising was banned.
1990 smoking banned on all interstate buses and
domestic airline flights lasting six hours or less.
www.cnn.com/us/9705/tobacco/history (June 2004)