“Twenty-eight attorneys general from 24 states, three U.S. territories and Washington, D.C. are pressuring five retailers, including Walgreen Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., to follow the move by CVS Caremark Corp. and end sales of tobacco.  Health advocates cheered the move and said it would probably spur other retailers to do the same.  In 2011, just 19% of adults smoked, down from 42% in 1965.  But public health advocates have grown concerned that progress has stalled in recent years.  Public health advocates hope that reducing the number of stores where tobacco products can be sold and advertised will help push smoking rates down even further.”

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-attorney-generals-tobacco-20140317,0,37972.story

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