Cigarette Ads Banned on TV

Date: January 1, 1971 • Location: Washington, United States

Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.

A cigarette is a thin cylinder of tobacco rolled in thin paper for smoking. Igniting one end causes it to smolder, and the smoker inhales the resulting smoke through the other end. Cigarette smoking is the most common method of tobacco consumption. The term cigarette usually refers to a tobacco cigarette, but the word is sometimes used to refer to other substances, such as a cannabis cigarette or an herbal cigarette. A cigarette differs from a cigar in its smaller size, use of processed leaf, different smoking method, and paper wrapping, which is typically white.