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When big tobacco tried to stop graphic warnings on cigarette packs
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1:07Now PlayingA new series of 13 graphic warning labels will be required on cigarette packages in Canada by Aug. 1.
In 2000, when larger graphic labels were on the verge of being implemented by the federal government, lawyers from Canada’s three major tobacco companies went to court to attempt to stop it.
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