Changes to more graphic warning labels that feature color images of the negative effects of tobacco use were mandated in a law passed in 2009 that, for the first time, gave the federal government authority to regulate tobacco
The second study is a bit more direct, but small
Courts have ruled for decades that the government cannot compel anyone to speak political messages
cigarette usage has decreased
How the experiment worked In the Washington State experiments, smoking and nonsmoking adults between 18 and 25 were shown packages with images emphasizing lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, impotence, eye disease, neck, throat, and mouth cancers, and vascular disease