A section of the Saskatchewan Tobacco Control Act prohibits advertising, promoting and sponsoring any tobacco products where minors are allowed to enter while a section of the Federal Tobacco Act permits tobacco retailers to display and post signs of the products. The Saskatchewan government appealed for the validity of their law, which was denied by the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court held that the two Acts were consistent and the Saskatchewan law was operative because of the paramountcy principle and there was no conflict between the two laws.
Measures restricting tobacco sales to or by minors, as well as other retail restrictions relating to point-of-sale, candy and toys resembling tobacco products, vending machines, or free distribution.
(See FCTC Art. 16)
A section of the Saskatchewan Tobacco Control Act prohibits advertising, promoting and sponsoring any tobacco products where minors are allowed to enter while a section of the Federal Tobacco Act permits tobacco retailers to display and post signs of the products. The Saskatchewan government appealed for the validity of their law, which was denied by the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court held that the two Acts were consistent and the Saskatchewan law was operative because of the paramountcy principle and there was no conflict between the two laws.