From: TURTLE              
To: DRAGONFLY           
Subject: breaking habits
Date & Time: 05/21/91 01:25:16
Message Number 16959

>Wasn't [smokeless cigarettes] tried once?
 
Yes. By Phillip Morris.
 
>And didn't they have problems with getting FDA approval...?
 
No. The FDA has no jurisdiction whatsoever to regulate tobacco products.
In fact, it is SPECIFICALLY STATED in the FDA's charter that it has no
jurisdiction to regulate tobacco products. Regulation is performed
solely by the ATF (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms).
 
Philip Morris attempted to market their smokeless cigarettes in several
markets. They were a dismal commercial flop. Too damn expensive to
produce.