As a couple of thousand people die each day from having smoked, the tobacco industry has to find new customers.
Ed Markey: “As a couple of thousand people die each day from having smoked, the tobacco industry has to find new customers.”
On the recordJuly 30, 2013
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Markey draws parallels between tobacco marketing and energy drink strategies.
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