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Archive
2002
- Press Release - October 17, 2002
Attorney General Lockyer Settles Lawsuit Over Illegal Distribution of Smokeless Tobacco Products
- Press Release - September 6, 2002
Attorney General Lockyer Announces Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among High School Students Remains Steady Study Measures Ecstasy Use for First Time
- Press Release - August 13, 2002
Attorney General Bill Lockyer Announces Agreement with ExxonMobil to Curb Tobacco Sales to Minors
Calls Agreement Important Model for Retailers in Fight Against Underage Smoking
 ExxonMobil Corporation Assurance - Click here to see the ExxonMobil Corporation Assurance [45K/18 pgs]
- July 31, 2002
US Smokeless Tobacco Agreement Relating to Brand Name Sponsorship
In June 2002 the Attorney General entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company ("USSTC"). The agreement resolves some disputes with USSTC about its compliance with the 1998 Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, relating to the configuration of Adult-Only Facilities (AOFs) (where USSTC gives away free samples) and the Brand Name signs that USSTC uses to identify its AOFs. In May 2002 the Tobacco Enforcement Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General reviewed and endorsed the MOU. The MOU requires USSTC, within 120 days, to enclose all its AOFs in California with an opaque barrier that is at least six feet high, and to instruct its security personnel to discourage people from loitering around the entrances and exits. This part of the agreement implements the provision of the MSA which defines an AOF as a place where persons under the age of 18 are "not present." The agreement also spells out how USSTC may identify its AOFs by using a Brand Name, such as Copenhagen, Skoal, or Rooster, under a limited exception to the MSA's general ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco products.
Please click here to view the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Adult-Only Facilities [155K/3 pgs]
- Press Release - July 16, 2002
Attorney General Bill Lockyer Calls on FDA to Regulate New "Tobacco Candy" Product
- Press Release - June 6, 2002
Attorney General Lockyer Praises $20 Million Fine Against R.J. Reynolds for Targeting Minors with Ads
- People v. R.J. Reynolds Print Ads Case No. GIC 764118 - Click here to view these documents. The Final Statement of Decision [1,018K/19 pgs] and Judgment [66K/2 pgs].
- Press Release - February 13, 2002
Attorney General Bill Lockyer Announces Agreement With Walgreens to Curb Tobacco Sales to Minors
Calls Drug Store Chain's Policy a National Model in Fight Against Underage Smoking
- Walgreen Co. Assurance of Voluntary Compliance - Click to view the Walgreen Co. Assurance of Voluntary Compliance. [37K/15 pgs]
- Press Release - May 2, 2002
Attorney General Bill Lockyer Announces R.J. Reynolds Ordered to Pay $14.8 Million Fine
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