Tobacco Free New York Radio Ads

Last month, CVS announced the decision to stop selling tobacco products in its stores. In the past week, this ad has been running on Ithaca radio stations. 

On the Tobacco Free New York website, we see communications for other campaigns since 2010:

Discussion Starters:

  • Take a look at the video about how tobacco companies sponsor community events. Do you consider their approach ethical? Use the ethical decision-making guidelines in Chapter 1 to formulate your argument.
  • The ad, above, mentions that some drugstores have stopped selling tobacco products, but it doesn't name CVS. Why?
  • What's the punctuation error in "Tobacco Free New York"? Is this a good choice for the organization's name?