'Fire-Safe' Cigarettes Now Law; Smokers Lament Taste, Self- Extinguishing Paper

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With a new law that took effect on Jan. 1, Maine has become one of a growing number of states where it's illegal to sell cigarettes that aren't certified "fire-safe."

Passed during the last legislative session, the measure has the endorsement of the state fire marshal and public health officials, but according to retailers, some smokers complain the self- extinguishing paper used to make the cigarettes alters the taste of their favorite brands.

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'Fire-Safe' Cigarettes Now Law; Smokers Lament Taste, Self- Extinguishing Paper

"Reduced ignition propensity" cigarettes, as the tobacco industry prefers to call them, are made with narrow bands of thicker paper that act like speed bumps to slow the burn. In the absence of fairly s...

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