N.J. to Require 'Fire Safe' Cigarettes

N.J. to Require 'Fire Safe' Cigarettes
March 19, 2007

News Summary

Lawmakers in New Jersey have voted to require that only cigarettes designed to self-extinguish if left unattended should be sold in the state, the Associated Press reported March 15.

Passed by the state Assembly in December, the measure was approved 37-0 in the state Senate last week and sent to the governor for approval. The law would be similar to those on the books in New York, Vermont, California, Illinois, and New Hampshire.

"Many injuries and deaths are caused by unattended cigarettes," said bill sponsor Assemblyman Herbert Conaway. "Cigarette fires can cause irreversible physical, psychological and financial damage to those affected. Worst of all, many of these tragedies could have been easily averted."

COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE:

Posted by jennifer on 03 Jul 08 05:33 PM EDT

wow, they taste badly. i'll be off to the tobacco store to see if i can find papers without the fsc regulation and begin to roll my own. what makes me angry is that this will most likely be proven to add to the health dangers of cigarette smoking. what's next, charging you more if you come down with a smoking related health ailment? what about the people that are overweight? when will they be targeted? will they weigh you before you buy food? have to end here, before my cigarette goes out.

Posted by Christopher Dalton on 31 May 08 09:41 AM EDT

New Jersey is encouraging people to quit buying cigarettes in NJ. They may or may not quit smoking but this law combined with recent tax increases has opened cigarette sales in NJ to the black market which is not taxed or regulated. Black market sales encourage other public safety concerns!

Posted by John on 14 May 08 08:15 PM EDT

I don't disagree, but the problem I have is that it drastically changes the way the cigarettes taste. I know, it's a bad habit and us smokers are basically outcasts now. Price hasn't forced me to quit, maybe this will. Does anyone know what is used to put the cigarette out?

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