{"id":17810,"date":"2018-01-08T17:20:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T17:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=17810"},"modified":"2018-01-08T17:21:30","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T17:21:30","slug":"marlboro-maker-phillip-morris-international-doesnt-want-to-sell-cigarettes-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/marlboro-maker-phillip-morris-international-doesnt-want-to-sell-cigarettes-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlboro maker Phillip Morris International doesn&#8217;t want to sell cigarettes anymore."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marlboro maker Phillip Morris International doesn&#8217;t want to sell cigarettes anymore.<\/p>\n<p>In a dramatic announcement, Phillip Morris International (PMI), the makers of Marlboro cigarettes, has said that it will cease to manufacture cigarettes and replace them with alternatives such as e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>In a New Year&#8217;s resolution, the company established in 1900 has said, &#8220;We\u2019re trying to give up cigarettes&#8221;, according to a report by USA Today.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- punjabnews24 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6565419310935097\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6948863062\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nPMI posted full-page advertisements in several newspapers in the United Kingdom stating that its new ambition in 2018 is to eventually stop selling cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p>The advertisement also claimed that &#8220;No cigarette company has done anything like this before. You might wonder if we really mean it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a manifesto posted on the company&#8217;s website, PMI said that it will help people quit smoking traditional cigarettes and to eventually replace them all with smoke-free substitutes such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- punjabnews24 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6565419310935097\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6948863062\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAccording to the New York-based company, the alternatives are relatively less harmful and that the company can &#8220;achieve a significant public-health benefit only when a large number of these smokers switch from cigarettes to better products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The advertisement added that it had spent British Pounds 2.5 billion in research and development.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marlboro maker Phillip Morris International doesn&#8217;t want to sell cigarettes anymore. 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