disgrace.

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.


Being a deeply concerned and cynical person (does that even sound possible?), I have a lot of problems with this.


It bans the sale of "flavored" cigarettes. But not menthol flavored ones. Why not menthol? Menthol is a flavoring.


The big tobacco companies use that flavor. This Act effectively puts competition to Big Tobacco out of business, while increasing their market share. That's my hypothesis, at least. But it makes sense, yes? Every flavor of cigarette that B T doesn't own, well, it's gonna kill in order to protect their profits. A person addicted to Djarum Black Clove cigarettes (yum), will not have them anymore, and be forced to choose from the hundreds of cigarette brands that B T controls.


Yeah I know smoking of any kind is bad- so that's my spin on this- but as someone who enjoys it, these are my thoughts on it.


I was at David's in Des Moines yesterday. It's a cross between a cigar store and Hallmark. I saw that they had Djarums for sale! Apparently, they are now "filtered clove cigars"...effectively skirting away from being defined a "cigarette". I salute you Djarum for your unwillingness to give up in the face of Big Tobacco.


And chicha is the next target. Seriously? People have been enjoying hookahs and all that for hundreds of years. Say no to chicha and yes to Marlboro! FUCK that.


Don't mess with America. We'll make sure that flavored tobacco stays out of your kids mouths. We'll make sure that a hookah never gets near their lips. Because everyone knows that regular cigarettes taste, smell, and make you feel a whole hell of a lot better.