Though given his connections, CSM likely knew beforehand
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 231(2):401-7 FDA
Surgeon Generals 1964 report: making smoking history On a Saturday morning 50 years ago tomorrow, then Surgeon General Luther Terry made a bold announcement to a roomful of reporters: cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and probably heart disease, and the government should do something about it
Portable Design: Habit Control timed cigarette holders are very lightweight product and compact, fitting effortlessly in your pocket, backpack, handbag or travel case and keep your cigarettes at hand while you are at work, school, home, office, traveling, or vacation
Juul CEO Kevin Burns resigned in September 2019 after apologizing for the teen vaping epidemic in the United States
Jordt reports that since the initial planning of the work received support from the United States National Institutes of Health (U54DA036151, R01DA060884) and that in the past 36 months, received consulting fees on matters of tobacco product regulation from the State of California, Department of Justice (payments made to him), participated on a Data Safety Monitoring Board or Advisory Board [United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC)] and had a leadership or fiduciary role in the American Thoracic Society (ATS) (Vice-Chair, Tobacco Action Committee)