Smokey treats to be less treat-y.
Do you smoke? Do you smoke light cigarettes? Mild? How about Cloves? Vanilla? Cherry?

Well, guess what? They're all going to be illegal shortly, and there's not much you can do about it. I mean, besides buy a whole bunch now and keep them in your fridge.

This one's been pretty much under the radar, but HR 1265, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act will ban "harm-reduced" cigarettes (those labeled "mild" or "light") and flavored cigarettes. It also puts tobacco regulation under the FDA. This bill just passed the Senate and President Obama has said that he will be signing it into law. Here's a few tasty excerpts:

Prohibits a cigarette or any of its components from containing as a constituent or additive any artificial or natural flavor (other than tobacco or menthol) or any herb or spice (including strawberry, grape, orange, clove, cinnamon, and vanilla) that is a characterizing flavor of the tobacco product or tobacco smoke.

Prohibits [...] (2) the labeling or advertising uses descriptors such as "light," "mild," or "low"

According to this article in USA today, the part banning flavored cigarettes goes into effect three months after being signed into law.


Oh, also, it's all for the children!


i found that in the seattle community i'm in..pretty crazy.  I read some of the comments and they're saying shisha would be excluded, so that's good.  at least. 


anyhow.  I have been having inappropriate dreams lately and it bugs me...not like perverted and creepy but you know what i mean.  this'll be a public post bc of the informative nature.