In 1998, the Kansas Attorney General, along with 45 other states, signed the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with the four largest tobacco companies in the United States to settle state suits to recover billions of dollars in costs associated with treating smoking-related illnesses.
The MSA created a broad array of restrictions on the advertising, marketing and promotion of cigarettes. For example, it prohibited the targeting of youth and the use of cartoons in cigarette advertising. It also includes prohibitions on outdoor advertising of cigarettes and the advertising of cigarettes in public transit facilities, as well as the use of cigarette brand names on merchandise, and a host of other restrictions.
The central purpose of the MSA was to reduce smoking, and particularly youth smoking in the United States.
- M.S.A. Participating Manufacturers
- Non-Participating Manufacturers
- Non-Participating Manufacturer Escrow Certification Form
- Compliance Statutes K.S.A. 50-6a01, K.S.A. 50-6a05 et seq (Enter statute numbers into search page)
- Registration Form for Non-Participating Manufacturers, or changes to prior Registration
- Registration Form for Participating Manufacturers
News Highlights:
- April 19, 2007 - Morrison announces $50 million tobacco payment
- Feb. 9, 2007 - Morrison announces victory in tobacco suit
For further information, Contact:
Lynette Bakker
Assistant Attorney General
785-296-2215
Patrick Broxterman
Assistant Attorney General
785-368-8452