more tobacco on TV (idea)

There must have been a loophole in the cigarette-ad ban, since tobacco ads continued. The longest-running were from US (smokeless) Tobacco, using ex-footballers like Walt Garrison and Don Meredith. "Put a little pinch 'tween yer cheek'n'gum".

There was a roll-your-own brand (Laredo?) - they sold a complete system. They advertised because they could; few people wanted to go to the trouble of rolling their smokes if it didn't involve cannabis.