Montana joins effort to change cigarette packaging

The Montana Department of Justice has thrown their support behind federal regulations requiring “graphic image” warning labels on cigarette packages.

Attorney General Tim Fox announced Monday he joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services to issue regulations requiring graphic images to be included with text warnings on cigarette packages.

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