New rules about tobacco marketing that targets young people go into effect this week as part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act. Among the rules: No candy- or fruit-flavored cigarettes.
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Oh come on!! I am 23. I have loved candy cigs since I was 5. I DO NOT smoke cigs!! I detest them. On top of loving candy cigs the majority of my family does/has smoked. You know what stopped me? I can't stand the way it smells or tastes. I can't stand everything smelling like smoke and I can't stand how so many smokers act like junkies. None of this is going to help stop kids from smoking.
ReplyDelete9:35, you need to reread the post. It is not refering to candy cigarettes, it's refering to TOBACCO FLAVORED smoking cigarettes. And yes it is attracting to young people to smoking. And yes, for the record I am a smoker and I completely agree with this ban.
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I can understand the bubble gum flavored cigarettes and the like. But years ago Camel had special edition cigarettes in tins with different flavors like Martini and Gin and Tonic. They got rid of them under pressure that it was encouraging young kids to smoke.
ReplyDeleteGive me a break. Show me a 14 year old who likes Martinis and I'll show you....well I suppose a pretty awesome kid.
I started smoking when I was around 14, and it wasn't from ads on TV or mascots or fun flavors. It was because I was going to school and working nearly full time in restaurants and that was the best way to get a quick break whenever I wanted.
Let me have my cloves back. And my Martini flavored cigarettes. I pay my taxes and frankly I feel I earned them.
-An angry college student.
Just remember
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OK so what about the 20 or 30 different fruit and other flavors of CIGARS that are sold in all the convenience stores?????I hardly think they are any less enticing to kids than a clove cigarette
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