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have a leaf that has a high nicotine content, that is delivered in 

 my cigarette. That's not the case. 



Mr. Synar. So it is your position that you did not do this because 

 3 weeks previously the FDA announced its investigation of nico- 

 tine? 



Mr. Sandefur. That— that's true. Now, I can tell you that there 

 are some people in my company that had misinterpreted that deci- 

 sion. As a matter of fact, a press release went out a couple of days 

 ago and was in fact retracted. 



Mr. Synar. That's correct. That was the next question. Your two 

 press releases don't match up. You deleted it from your press re- 

 lease. 



Mr. Sandefur. That's correct. The reason that was done, I was 

 in Washington and I saw the press release and I said, well, that's 

 just not true. That's not why I made the decision. I can understand 

 how some of our people might have thought that, but we retracted 

 it. 



Mr. Waxman. Mr. Synar, your time is expired and I want to rec- 

 ognize Mr. McMillan. 



Mr. McMillan. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



There are a lot of different opinions about whether or not tobacco 

 is addictive and we have heard a number. A number have been in- 

 troduced and discussed here today. I have in my possession three 

 additional opinions by professor Ian Hindmarch of Southern Uni- 

 versity, Dr. Theodore H. Blau, clinical psychologist from Tampa, 

 and Dr. Stephen M. Raffle who is a practicing psychiatrist, former 

 member of University of California at San Francisco Medical 

 School who have differing opinions to the effect that tobacco is not 

 addictive, and I would like to ask unanimous consent that they be 

 made a part of the record. 



There being no chairman 



Mr. Wyden [presiding]. Would the gentleman repeat his ques- 

 tion? I am acting as chairman. 



Mr. McMillan. I have three opinions with respect to whether or 

 not tobacco is addictive or not expressing the professional view that 

 it's not. That I would ask unanimous consent that they be made 

 part of the record. 



Mr. Wyden. Without objection, so ordered. 



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