The New Millenium
2000: Canada: 16 new visual warnings that cover half of each cigarette pack show images of cancerous lungs, diseased mouths, and droopy cigarettes imitating limp penises.

2000: American Legacy Foundation launches the "truth" campaign led by teens.

2000: US Department of Transportation bans smoking on all US international flights.

2001: Beatle George Harrison dies of lung cancer. In 1998, he underwent radiation therapy for throat cancer, which he attributed to years of smoking.

2002: California judge fines RJR $20 million for violating the 1998 tobacco settlement by targeting youth in a magazine advertising campaign. The campaign appeared in a number of youth-oriented magazines such as Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, etc.

2003: New York City's smoking ban goes into effect, forbidding smoking in all restaurants and bars, except for a few cigar lounges.

2003: WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is approved by all 192 nations at the annual World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

2003: Montgomery County smoking ban—the strictest in Maryland—goes into effect.

2003: Maryland ranked fourth among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. in its use of the settlement funds for tobacco-related health purposes.

2003: A new settlement for $160 million is reached between the states and the nation's tobacco manufacturers. Most of the money will come from Brown & Williamson, the nation's third-largest tobacco manufacturer.

2004: On the 1-year anniversary of New York City's smoking ban, studies find no adverse financial impact on bars and restaurants.

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