Hello, im ray suarez. It has been half a century since the steady drumbeat that has gotten louder and louder in years past. Smoking makes you sick, it shortens your life, it adds billions every year to americas medical bills. Cvs, a huge player in the healthcare retail category has stolen a days march on its giant competitors. Names like walmart, walgreens, and made a surprising announcement, the chains stores will no longer sell you medicines to make you well in the back of the store and products to make you sick over the front counter. Selling cigarettes is profitable, selling cigarettes is legal, and they contribute mightily to taxes in the united states. Its an interesting corporate call. Lets take a closer look. Its the right time, and the right decision to remove cigarettes and Tobacco Products from our store shelves. Positionition uing us for a grog role in the countrys healthcare system. The drugstore chain will exchanges out cigarettes and other Tobacco Products in the coming