That's smart, guys. Real smart.

[kierthos]

And I mean in the "S-M-R-T, that spells smart" way.

Okay, to set the scene, waaaaaay back in September of 2009 (you know, the Dark Ages), the flavored tobacco ban became law. This ban was intended to try and help cut down on underage smoking. So, because of this ban, cigarette companies couldn't produce or market flavored cigarettes any more. However, this ban did not apply to other tobacco products.

"Oh! A loophole!"

So, it turns out that Camel is test-marketing a few items like "Camel Orbs" which looks like breath mints or candy, "Camel Strips" which looks like breath freshening strips, and "Camel Sticks" which look a bit like toothpicks.

Now, think back to when you were a kid. How often did you look in your mom's purse for candy? Well, I'm going to bet, every few days. So what's going to happen when Junior finds a packet of these Camel Orbs? Well, unless he knows what they are, I'm betting he's going to down them like Tic-Tacs.

And Camel (well, RJR Tobacco) isn't the only company test-marketing these things. How long before the lawsuits, I wonder?

Comments

[mithras.livejournal.com]

Brilliant.

No, wait.

Brilliant would be making them the same shape as Pez.

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

I know people who would carry these in a Pez dispenser if they would fit. For all I know, they do fit. Not like I have a nicotine addiction.

[the-paco.livejournal.com]

The answer is to remove the restrictions and let human intelligence and natural selection take it's course while using the saved money and time to let our governments and legislators concentrate on important governmental issues, rather than trying to translate morality into legalese, and being the best leaders they can be since next election we'll need fewer of them. Meanwhile the cigarette company will also shrink as they turn their focus to more long-term goals like combining their product with various medications that people regularly refuse to take regularly, and swapping out carcinogen-additive-laden tobacco to more natural and sustainable product. Their profits will hit record highs when they figure out how to deliver AIDS medication via smokable inhalant. All concerned will look back upon this era of predatory consumerism and self-perpetuating and -aggrandizing bureaucracy as a shameful time, best forgotten but for the lessons it taught us.

HAH! I crack me up.

[alsnowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Another loophole .... Flavored cigars ... Cheyennes (and some other brands) are available in many "flavors". They're sold in packs that look like cigarettes, but they are classified as cigars. Plus, they're priced at $1.79 a pack! Better than the $5-7 a pack that most cigs are priced at (Michigan).

[my-window-seat.livejournal.com]

Can't happen soon enough for me. I've been bitter ever since they took my cloves away. 'Course, those came from Indonesia anyway, so it's not like I was giving ol' RJ my money, anyway - but I'll drag happily away on my e-cig and continue to not give them my money.

Yes, I know there are already a handful of states in the process of trying to ban e-cigs. Hush and let mother relax with her martini.

[jdack.livejournal.com]

A young kid would spit out an Orb or Camel stick, because they taste nasty, (both flavors.) I consumed many of them in a vain attempt to quit smoking.

A teen looking for a nicotine buzz? Eh probably. Dunno. I forget what being a teen was like. I can't even remember why I started smoking or when.

Like the other person said, remove all the restrictions and let natural selection work.