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More people are killed in fires started by unattended cigarettes in the United States than any other kind of fire. Those numbers, however, may drop thanks to a new kind of cigarette.

They are called "fire-safe" cigarettes. Legislators are expected to pass a law that would prohibit the sale of any other kind of cigarette in Hawaii.

The latest numbers from the National Fire Protection Association show cigarettes started more than 82,400 fires in the U.S. in 2005. Those fires killed 800 people and injured more than 1,660 people.

The most common fuel for those fires … mattresses. People fall asleep in bed while smoking and some mattresses burn very quickly.

So a new generation of cigarettes has been developed.

They are called "fire-safe" cigarettes, or LIPs which stands for low ignition propensity.

"It’s a cigarette that when you don’t smoke it, you’re talking … you set it down, it’ll go out. It won’t keep burning like traditional cigarettes do," said Christopher Maxwell, who owns a store called Tobaccos of Hawaii on Atkinson Street.

LIP cigarettes are made with bands of thicker paper. Those bands act like speed bumps to slow the burn making them less likely to start fires.

If legislators pass the proposed "fire-safe" cigarette bill as expected, LIP cigarettes will be the only kind of cigarette you will be able to buy in Hawaii beginning Oct. 1, 2009.

Maxwell already sells lots of the "fire-safe" smokes.

"No one’s given me any negative feedback. There’s obviously no flavor difference. Most people don’t even know it’s going on. Virtually the entire cigarette industry is going to LIP cigarettes," Maxwell told KGMB9.

A spokesman for the Honolulu Fire Department said LIP cigarettes are a step in the right direction, but smokers still need to adhere to safety rules. Never smoke in bed. Smoke outside instead of indoors. And keep matches and lighters out of sight and reach of children.

State Treasurer Scott Meacham says he would support the idea of having one single compact rate for all American Indian tribes that sell cigarettesin Oklahoma.
Meacham says he is not bailing out on a multiple-stamp system, but it would be easier to enforce a single rate. He believes that would help Oklahoma move forward with cutting down on smoking while raising more money to benefit better health in the state.
Attorneys from the Oklahoma Tax Commission and tribal smoke shops are currently working on an agreement that would limit the sales of low-tax cigarettes in the state.
The agreement would lift a restraining order and cut down on the number of cigarettes that can be sold with 6-cent tax stamps intended for use near the state’s borders.
Smoke shops that aren’t near a border must sell 86-cent stamps.

In just over six weeks, cigarettes will become invisible in stores across Ontario and Quebec, but city vendors say the new law will only cost them money. On May 31, the final phase of the 2006 Smoke-Free Ontario Act will be to force vendors to dismantle so-called “powerwalls” — the prominent cigarettes displays generally positioned behind retail checkouts — but a representative for retailers predicted yesterday that it would be costly and difficult for stores to comply.
Though retailers have had two years’ notice, Chris Wilcox, chair of the Ontario Convenience Store Association, said details of the law were not distributed until last month, leaving stores scrambling. “It’s going to be a rush. Even for us,” said Wilcox, who is also general manager of 46 Quickie Convenience Stores in Ottawa. “You’re going to see a few places using curtains and bed sheets.”
Wilcox said larger chains such as Quickie will have the resources to make changes on time, but that it will be difficult for smaller businesses.
Walid Norat, the owner of O’Connor Smoke Shop, is concerned about the loss of revenue, but said his store will not lose as much business as others, because he tends to get specific clientele who know his wares, even if they’re not displayed.
“People who come in here tend to know what they’re looking for,” he said. Roland Comerford, who was celebrating his 60th year of operating Comerford’s Cigar Shop on Bank Street yesterday, will be forced to cover his pipe and cigar displays with frosted glass. “We’re going to have a catalogue for people to browse, but they have to ask for it and we have to put it back under the counter when they’re done,” he said.
Comerford expects to see a drop in sales, because of the “out of sight, out of mind” effect. Comerford’s store generates more than 50 per cent of revenue from cigarettes and tobacco.
Wilcox doubts that concealing cigarettes in stores will help reduce youth smoking rates, noting powerwall bans in Saskatchewan and Manitoba have not had any effect. According to Health Canada, in 2004, 22 per cent of people over 15 years old smoked. Last year that was around 25 per cent.

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When I was younger I have had Candy cigarettesthat were real candy and did not contain tobacco, but it was fun back then to pretend I was smoking like mum and dad. Now I am 30 years old and I still have never smoked, but we are seeing Candy Cigarettes coming back and this time they have real tobacco in them.
This product is created because the tobacco industry knows that first-time users find smoking unpleasant, so they create flavorings with sugars like Winter Mocha Mint, Warm Winter Toffee and flavours are used like grape, cherry, peach, strawberry and chocolate. Some of these products have been given nicknames like Barbie Camel, which sounds like it’s for girls.
How do you feel about real candy flavored cigarettes, is it right or wrong and do you feel children will be attracted to these tobacco sweets?

MUMBAI/KOLKATA: With the government yet to budge on the tobacco industry’s demands, Kolkata-based ITC is readying for a possible hike in prices of non-filter cigarettes. The company, which is believed to have stopped production of the variety, is contemplating this move, as an extended closure would mean huge losses for the company and for those dependent on it.
Sources say ITC plans to hike prices soon and the product with the new price tag would be made available in the market by the end of this quarter. The company is also likely to resume production by then. ITC officials were not available for comment.
In his last Budget, finance minister P Chidambaram increased excise duty on non-filter cigarettes to bring them on a par with filter cigarettes. For cigarettes between 60 mm and 70 mm length, excise duty was increased from Rs 546 to Rs 1,323 per 1,000 cigarettes while for cigarettes below 60 mm, it went up from Rs 168 to Rs 819 per 1,000 cigarettes.
As per an analyst with a local brokerage firm, the company would only look at a price hike if the conversion rate to filter cigarettes is quite low. “The company is adopting a wait-and-watch policy as far as conversion from non-filter to filter cigarettes is concerned. If the conversion is quite low, then the company would not consider it,” Anand Mour of Prabhudas Lilladher said.

In a victory for the tobacco industry, a federal appeals court threw out on Thursday an $800 billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of smokers who said they had been misled that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones.
Plaintiffs’ lawyers wanted to represent millions of people across the country who had smoked light cigarettes. But the court, saying it was impossible to generalize about why smokers chose light cigarettes, ruled that the group could not be treated as a class. Instead, smokers wanting to sue over the issue would have to do so individually.
There might be various reasons for a smoker to choose a light brand other than “the belief that lights were a healthier alternative,” the ruling said. Other possibilities are that a lights smoker “was unaware of that representation, preferred the taste of lights, or chose lights as an expression of personal style.”
Even though the ruling had been generally expected, and tobacco company stocks were little affected by the decision, analysts still viewed it as positive for the industry.
Several experts said the ruling, the latest in a string of industry victories in cases involving light cigarettes, relieved the tobacco industry of potentially billions in damages and could also deter other similar class-action lawsuits around the country. “It may be persuasive to judges around the country who might well be watching it,” said Carl W. Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond.

AUGUSTA — Health groups urged lawmakers Wednesday to increase the cigarettes tax by a $1 per pack, saying the increase will encourage more people to quit smoking and generate more money for health programs.
Health Policy Partners of Maine, which includes heart, lung and cancer groups, also announced survey results that show 76 percent of Mainers support a cigarette tax increase.
"Maine people understand the importance of high tobacco prices and are counting on their state legislators to use this powerful tool to reduce the physical and financial toll of tobacco use," said Ed Miller, CEO of the American Lung Association in Maine.
If Maine increases the state cigarette tax from $2 to $3 per pack, it would be the highest state tax in the country. Miller said other states, such as New York, are also considering tobacco tax increases.
The announcement came just one day after Gov. John Baldacci said he would support increasing the cigarettes tax to help pay for the state’s Dirigo Health program. Last year, Baldacci proposed a $1 per pack increase as part of the budget, but it was rejected by lawmakers.
This time around, House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, D-North Haven, is sponsoring a bill to make changes to state health insurance laws in an attempt to lower the cost of health care in the state. Her bill includes a 50-cent-per-pack tax increase on cigarettes to help fund Dirigo Health, the state’s insurance program for individuals and small businesses.
Miller and others who gathered in the Statehouse Hall of Flags said they would support using some of the money for Dirigo Health and the rest for other health-related programs. "This is health policy," Miller said. "It’s not tax policy."
On the other side of the issue, smokers who stopped by the Maine Smoke Shop in Augusta said they feel singled out by the state. "I think they ought to back off the smokers for a while and go after the drinkers," said Charles McKenney, of Augusta. Sheila Tondreau, also of Augusta, said a tax increase is not a good idea.
"It’s always us that gets hit," she said. "You don’t see them taxing all these other people." Chris Jackson of the Maine Oil Dealers Association said convenience stores represented by the association have been hurt by past tobacco tax increases. "For small retailers, this is not about smoking or Dirigo Health, it’s about trying to stay competitive with our counterparts in New Hampshire," he said.
Jackson said convenience store owners with shops in Maine and New Hampshire saw cigarette sales drop here but increase in New Hampshire after the last tax hike. In 2005, Maine lawmakers set the current tax at $2 per pack. Jackson also said cigarette taxes are not a stable source of funding. "We think it’s unfair to mislead people to think Dirigo Health would have a reliable source of funding if the tobacco tax passed," he said.
Members of the health coalition said increasing the tax by another dollar will bring in an additional $64 million a year in revenue to the state. In addition, they say it will compel some people to stop smoking because they can no longer afford it, and that it will cut health care costs caused by smoking-related illnesses. "This is about Maine’s future," said Megan Hannan of the American Cancer Society. "We need to raise the price of cigarettes as soon as possible."