Gov. to French, Irish: Don't Mess With Our Tobacco

 

(AP) In a trans-Atlantic debate over cigarette packaging, North Carolina's governor poses a rhetorical question to the Irish and French governments: Would Guinness be recognizable labeled simply as "beer?" Or would champagne sell as well in a bottle lacking its distinctive curves?

Gov. Pat McCrory has written letters to French and Irish officials decrying proposals in those countries to force manufacturers to package their cigarettes in plain containers. Continued