Wal-Mart: Philip Morris's
"Partner in Crime" Around the World


Wal-Mart is aggressively pushing Marlboro cigarettes in Latin America and Asia, while refraining from the practice in the U.S. Does the value of life differ according to what side of the U.S. border one lives? See below for some examples from around the world. For more information and to find out how you can take action, go to http://www.essentialaction.org/tobacco/aofm/0108.html.

Korea
Marlboro Advertisements at Check Out Counters
Marlboro Advertisements at Check Out Counters #2
Cigarettes on Display
Choi Jin Sook, Korean Association on Smoking or Health (December 2001)

Mexico
Marlboro Advertisements at Check Out Counters
Joe Cherner, Smokefree Educational Services, Inc. (July 2001)



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