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Let me show you the language in some of these patents. This 

 is in the industry's own words. 



Listen to what industry says it wants to be able to do with 

 nicotine . 



First, the industry wants precise control of the amount of 



nicotine in cigarettes to provide desired physiological effects: 



Maintaining the nicotine content at a 

 sufficiently high level to provide the 

 desired physiological activity, taste, and 

 odor... can thus be seen to be a significant 

 problem in the tobacco art". 



-patent no. 3,280,823 Cl:43-48 



Second, the industry wants to increase the amount of 



nicotine in some cigarettes. 



...the perceived taste or strength of the 

 cigarettes classified as having lower levels of 

 "tar" and nicotine are progressively less than 

 that of the cigarettes which are classified as 

 approaching the characteristics of the "full 

 flavor" cigarettes. It has been -proposed to add 

 nicotine and other flavorants to the cut filler of 

 the lower "tar" cigarettes to enhance the taste, 

 strength, and satisfaction of such cigarettes", 

 -patent no. 4,830,028 Cl:40-47 



This invention. .. concerns the problem of 

 maintaining or increasing the nicotine 

 content of the smoke whilst avoiding an 

 undesirable level of particulate matter in 

 the smoke'^ .... 



-patent no. 3,861,400 Cl:l-10 



Now listen to what the industry says it can do, right now, 



at least for patent purposes, with the nicotine in cigarettes: 



It can precisely manipulate nicotine levels in cigarettes: 



This invention permits the release into tobacco 

 smoke, in controlled amounts, of desirable 

 flavorants, as well as the release, in controlled 

 amounts and when desired, of nicotine into tobacco 

 smoke" . 



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