Tobacco advertising near schools

EDITOR, - Richard Smith has presented the case for a ban on tobacco advertising.1 Advertising and promotion of tobacco are currently regulated by a voluntary agreement between the government and the tobacco industry,2 and this has been used as a reason not to introduce such a ban. The voluntary agreement relies on the commitment of the tobacco industry to be effective, but the industry has frequently circumvented it - for example, by using sports sponsorship to gain access to television.3 …