Policy to be Adopted by Organizations
The recognizes that:
- Tobacco companies sell products that kill 440,000 Americans a year
- Each day more than 4,000 kids try smoking for the first time and another 2,000 kids become regular daily smokers
- Tobacco companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on marketing campaigns targeting youth
- Research has shown that many tobacco advertisements and tobacco industry tactics have a profound influence on children
and may entice them to use these
harmful products
Tobacco & Parent Companies
Altria Group
- Philip Morris USA
- Philip Morris International
Reynolds America
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
- Conwood Co., LLC(smokeless tobacco - Kodiak, Levi Garrett)
- Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co.
- Lane Limited
- Brown & Williamson
Loews Corporation
Vector Group Limited
Houchens Industries
- Commonwealth Brands, Inc.
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.,Inc.
Therefore, it is resolved that will not accept cash contributions, sponsorships or in-kind donations from any tobacco company, or entity (e.g., tobacco trade groups) whose purpose is to promote tobacco interests.