British cigarette packs to carry graphic picture warnings

September 27, 2008

Smokers in Britain will be confronted with graphic pictures on cigarette packets from October, showing how tobacco damages health, officials said Friday.

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Modernmystic - Sep 28, 2008
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Socialists are so nutty.

How about pictures of graphic car accidents mandated to be painted on every car you buy...
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