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Closely regulating the tobacco industry. In 2009, President Obama signed legislation to give the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco products and their marketing. Long a priority of the public health community, the law includes such components as banning outdoor tobacco advertising near schools and playgrounds, tobacco brand sponsorship of sports teams, free giveaways of non-tobacco items with tobacco purchases, and the sale of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco fro