Phillip Morris International markets cigarettes, 18 snus, 18 and Heatsticks under the Marlboro brand. 19 They come in the following varieties of flavor and packaging

International cigarette varieties edit

Philip Morris International organised Marlboro products into three divisions Flavor line, which are original red/full flavor cigarettes, Gold line are former lights and Fresh line compromises of flavoured cigarettes. 20 21 22 23 24

• Flavor line
  • Marlboro Red
  • Marlboro Core Flavor
  • Marlboro Flavor Mix
  • Marlboro Filter/Flavor Plus
  • Marlboro Beyond
• Gold line
  • Marlboro Gold Original
  • Marlboro Gold Touch
  • Marlboro Gold Edge
  • Marlboro Gold Advance
  • Marlboro Gold Beyond
• Fresh line
  • Marlboro White Menthol
  • Marlboro Black Menthol
  • Marlboro Fresh
  • Marlboro Ice Blast
  • Marlboro Blue Ice

American cigarette varieties edit

• Marlboro box, 25’s box, and soft pack
• Marlboro 100’s box and soft pack
• Marlboro Eighty Threes box
• Marlboro 72’s box

• Marlboro Red Label box and soft pack
• Marlboro Red Label 100’s box and soft pack
• Marlboro Gold Pack box, 25’s box, and soft pack
• Marlboro Gold Pack 100’s box and soft pack
• Marlboro Gold Pack 72’s box
• Marlboro Silver Pack box
• Marlboro Silver Pack 100’s box
• Marlboro Silver Pack 72’s box
• Marlboro Blend No. 27 box and soft pack
• Marlboro Blend No. 27 100’s box
• Marlboro Virginia Blend box
• Marlboro Virginia Blend 100’s box
• Marlboro Southern Cut box
• Marlboro Black box
• Marlboro Black 100’s box
• Marlboro Edge box
• Marlboro Special Blend Red box
• Marlboro Special Blend Red 100’s box
• Marlboro Special Blend Gold box
• Marlboro Special Blend Gold 100’s box
• Marlboro Menthol box and soft pack
• Marlboro Menthol 100’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Green Pack 72’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Blue Pack box
• Marlboro Menthol Blue Pack 100’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Blue Pack 72’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Rich Blue box
• Marlboro Menthol Rich Blue 100’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Gold Pack box and soft pack
• Marlboro Menthol Gold Pack 100’s box and soft pack
• Marlboro Menthol Silver Pack box
• Marlboro Menthol Silver Pack 100’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Smooth box
• Marlboro Menthol Smooth 100’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Skyline box
• Marlboro Menthol Skyline 100’s box
• Marlboro Menthol Black box
• Marlboro Menthol Black 100’s box
• Marlboro NXT box

American snus varieties edit

• Marlboro Snus Original
• Marlboro Snus Mint

Heatsticks edit

• Marlboro Heatsticks are a heated tobacco product which produces a flavorful nicotine laden vapor. On June 26, 2014 Phillip Morris announced plans to introduce Heatsticks in cities in Italy and Japan. 19

Marlboro in Canada edit

Philip Morris sold the Canadian rights to the «Marlboro» name to Imperial Tobacco Canada in 1932. After the brand’s successful American relaunch in the 1950s which later became well known to Canadians through exposure to the brand’s international sponsorships and advertising Philip Morris tried several legal manoeuvres in attempting to reacquire the Canadian rights, to no avail. Imperial Tobacco continues to sell a line of cigarettes under the Marlboro name in Canada, albeit with very different packaging from that of the Philip Morris product. Philip Morris retains the rights to the «rooftop» trade dress and other elements of Marlboro’s branding which were developed after the 1932 sale, and has historically used that trade dress in Canada in combination with the names «Matador» or occasionally «Maverick» for a line of Virginia blend cigarettes. 25 26

In 2006, Philip Morris International’s Canadian affiliate Rothmans, Benson & Hedges introduced a new product with the «rooftop» trade dress, and marked as being the «World Famous Imported Blend», but not bearing any actual brand name. This led to a legal challenge from Imperial, contending that the new packaging created customer confusion by merely suggesting the Marlboro brand, thereby infringing on Imperial’s Canadian trademark rights. Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Imperial in June 2012. The judgment noted that Canadian regulations which (in most cases) prohibit the public display of tobacco products at retail locations i.e., customers must ask for a brand by name exacerbated the situation, as there were now two products that customers might be referring to when asking for «Marlboro». 25 Though PMI is expected to appeal, shortly after the ruling it began using the brand name «Rooftop» on packaging for the previously unbranded cigarettes. 26

See also edit

• Marlboro Friday

References edit

Illegal cigarette truck shipping ring busted by new york authorities

It turns out that cigarettes do more than just harm your health. They affect your bottom line too.

For the second time in recent months, a trucking company is in trouble with the law after it s alleged that the firm shipped contraband cigarettes to New York City residents as part of an illegal shipping network.

LaserShip, a Virginia based last mile package delivery service, has been sued by New York City Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo, Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, and Finance Commissioner Beth E. Goldman, for its role in the delivery of «untaxed» cigarettes. Shipping and delivering cigarettes that are untaxed is illegal under the federal Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA), the federal Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT), federal racketeering statutes, and New York state laws.

According to the complaint, LaserShip worked within a broader delivery network that avoided the requirements of the PACT Act. Under the PACT Act, cigarette sellers are required to assure all taxes are paid on the cigarettes shipped to consumers.

The delivery network was broken up by authorities in May 2013 when the city obtained a court injunction against Regional Integrated Logistics, a Buffalo, NY, logistics firm alleged to have been shipping untaxed cigarettes nationwide. The suit claims LaserShip joined the network in 2011 and shipped approximately 75,000 cartons of cigarettes into New York City prior to May 2013.

«All businesses, especially the package delivery industry, must understand the enormous legal penalties they face in doing business with cigarette traffickers. If you engage in these illegal activities, we will take aggressive action,» said Cardozo.

In September, four New York State District Attorneys announced a settlement with R L Carriers for its involvement with shipping illegal cigarettes. The agreement made no admission of guilt on R L s part, but the company did make a $140,000 payment to the American Lung Assn. and the American Cancer Society as part of the agreement, which also called for R L to set up compliance procedures to avoid future violations and an agreement of cooperation from R L with what is a continuing investigation into illegal shipments of cigarettes within the state.

«In addition to putting honest businesses at a competitive disadvantage, LaserShip s actions cost nearly $4.4 million to the state and city in foregone cigarette tax revenue used to fund vital services,» said Goldman.

Federal law provides for penalties of up to $5,000 per violation for violations of the PACT Act or the CCTA, as well as treble (or triple) damages under federal racketeering statutes, which classifies cigarette trafficking as a «racketeering» offense. New York state law provides for a maximum penalty of $5,000 per delivery or $100 per pack of cigarettes delivered to a consumer, whichever is greater.

The city s lawsuit also invokes Public Health Law 1399 ll, which prohibits carriers from delivering cigarettes to consumers.

What these two cases say, however, is that trucking companies must have some awareness of what is being shipped. R L admitted no wrongdoing in its settlement and LaserShip alleged involvement is now in the courts, so it s difficult to say whether either company knowingly broke the law or not. Regardless, it is clear that, at least in New York State, violations of this kind are going to be pursued and prosecuted if necessary.

Carriers, then, could become unknowing accomplices and could face fines, criminal prosecution and a severe hit to their reputation if they are caught hauling illegal goods. And the old adage, «what you don t know won t hurt you,» does not apply in this case. Carriers must be aware of what they are hauling and build relationships with shippers to ensure that what is said to be loaded in their trailers are really what is being loaded.

If not, the authorities may be close behind.