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Why hasn't The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, taken effect yet?

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The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which came into affect in 2005 and has been ratified by more than 55 nations, seeks to reduce the number of tobacco-related illnesses and deaths by such measures as banning tobacco product advertising and putting warning labels on tobacco packaging. The treaty has been signed, but not ratified, by the United States.

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