Yesmoke Tobacco S.p.A.

The tobacco multinationals at work against a little competitor

This is the multinational effect: aggressiveness or blind fear

This report intends to describe the actions undertaken against Yesmoke, and to illustrate the annihilation procedures brought into play against competitors in the tobacco field. Follow the events step-by-step on the pages that follow!

How has the world of cigarettes ended up in the hands of five companies that have succeeded in crushing every form of competition? Yesmoke will try to bring to light the connivance with tobacco, which often stems only from fear and incredible hysterical reactions when organizations come up against the imaginary power attributed to the colossi of the tobacco market. Read more »

The U.S. anti smuggling “Task Force” joins the battle against U.S. tobacco companies

Custer's Last Battle

On April 26th 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court breathed new life into the European Union lawsuit that accuses U.S. tobacco companies of being actively involved for many years in smuggling contraband cigarettes into the EU.

In August 2001 the EU had tried to recover BILLIONS in tax revenue lost on smuggled cigarettes, from RJ Reynolds and Phillip Morris. However, the U.S. judge explained that, based on the “Revenue Rule”, he did not have jurisdiction over the collection of foreign taxes, in other words, the smuggling claims.

The “Revenue Rule” is a longstanding common law doctrine, which provides that a Court in America will not enforce tax claims of other sovereign States. Stated very simply, a U.S. Court could not take legal action in contraband issues involving the activities of American companies in other countries. Read more »

Smokers get ill after spending fortunes

A smoker in New York who buys two packs of cigarettes will pay about nine dollars to the State. If he smokes 730 packs in 12 months, in the year he will pay to the State 3,285 dollars in taxes more than a non-smoker.

All over the world high taxes on cigarettes are justified by “the social cost of tobacco”. In fact, it causes pathologies that afflict, or will afflict a great number of smokers. For this reason, tobacco leads to enormous medical costs, that are paid by the collectivity.

Tobacco use in the United States entails annual medical costs of more than $75 billion dollars. Who pays? Speaking of social costs, we tend to forget to make the distinction between the countries that guarantee free medical services for everyone, as in Europe, and countries where medical aid is left to the economic possibilities of the individual, as in the United States. Read more »

Something Revolutionary is taking its first steps.

Will the “Yesmoke” cigarettes be effectively banned in all the 50 United States … from the first to the last? The power of Big Tobacco is winning great victories on all fronts. The Swiss invader is about to be crushed by an attack from all directions.

It all started in the City of New York, the city condemned Yesmoke to the payment of a 17 million dollar fine for “smuggling”, even though the cigarettes that the Yesmoke shop sent were always accompanied by customs declarations. So what was the customs service doing all this time?

The Big Apple, then, today seems to be in a position to confiscate any pack of Yesmoke cigarettes on the entire territory of the United States, regardless of who the importer is.

On the 20th of January, it was Oregon's turn, the State announced the indictment of the —World's largest Internet retailer of cigarettes— on a variety of charges.

If all the States and cities have their say, following this reasoning, the amount that Yesmoke should pay before it can sell Yesmokes in the U.S. could reach a BILLION dollars. And we mustn't forget Philip Morris' request for 550 million dollars compensation for Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition.

Big Tobacco is doing all it can to stop any company from importing Yesmoke cigarettes with a scorched-earth attack around the brand of the Swiss invader. Read more »

Yesmoke is born, a different cigarette.

Philip Morris appeal for damages, for Copyright Infringement and Unfair Competition arrives on the eve of the presentation of Yesmokes new Brand.

There are cigarettes and cigarettes, some people can peacefully make a brand, some others just cannot.

Yesmoke is beginning its production in a big way thanks to a move of Philip Morris that speaks volumes.

The Number One online shop worldwide, with its 6 million shipments a year, allegedly made illicit earnings, from January 2000 up to today, selling Marlboros destined to the European market to customers in the US. Read more »