Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL BENNETT ANNOUNCES WEINSTEIN COMPANY TO ADD ANTI-SMOKING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO NEWEST DVD RELEASE

The Hawaii Attorney General issued the following news release:

Attorney General Mark Bennett announced today that The Weinstein Company is the first motion picture company to insert anti-smoking public service announcements (PSAs) in DVDs in which smoking is depicted. The Weinstein Company was responding to a September 2006 letter to Hollywood's 13 major motion picture companies, which was signed by the Attorneys General from 41 states. Beginning with the December release of "Clerks II," the Weinstein Company's upcoming DVDs, which are distributed by TWC's exclusive home entertainment distributor, Genius Products, will include an anti-smoking ad created by the American Legacy Foundation.

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