Question

The tobacco lobby has always been one of the largest and most powerful in Washington, D.C. Not only does it give money to strategic legislators, but it also has the strong support of those who have tobacco farmers in their districts. In recent years, however, tobacco advocates have been on the defensive. They have lost some important cases in court and have paid out large settlements to some of the states. Why has the tobacco lobby lost some of its power? Are there other industries or issues that are likely to experience a similar demise? Why or why not?

Answer 1

The tobacco lobbying is indeed in a boom during the 60s-70s where it has to be mentioned that the lobbying has now nearly lost its power and this is because of the fact that now the cases are directly being handled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which found that tobacco has many I'll effects all in all which court also agreed. Yes, there are even other industries which can experience the same situation like alcohol lobbying etc as they're even health hazardous on the whole.