Anti- public health U.S.versus anti-cigarette Australia

Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that it's likely the cigarette makers will succeed in a lawsuit to block the requirement. He stopped the requirement until the lawsuit is resolved, which could take years.
Leon found the nine graphic images approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June go beyond conveying the facts about the health risks of smoking or go beyond that into advocacy — a critical distinction in a case over free speech."

BBC News - Australia is the first country to ban branding on cigarette packets: "Australia has come a step closer to banning all branding on cigarettes.

The Senate has just passed a law requiring cigarettes be sold in plain packaging, together with images of people suffering from smoking-related illnesses.

The bill goes to the lower house next, but tobacco companies say they will continue to fight it, as it infringes their trademarks..."