Does Georgia have the safesmoke cigarettes now?

by **Justin** on Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:29 am

i saw a news report on safesmoke cigarettes in NY, but i live in GA and smoke Newports, and my cigs seem to go out if i let them burn for just a min

Safesmoke is where the cigarette goes out on its own. You know the whole forest fire thing???? It is NOT something to make you quit smoking or something that is "healthier"

thank you annabelle

by **JoseH039** on Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:06 am

No. Just stop cold turkey!

by **AnnaBelle462** on Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:56 am

I think they are gradually getting around. Only in my last carton purchase mine go out alot. I have to re-light about 2-3 or more for each cig. I smoke Misty. My son smokes Marlboro and his have been for over a month.. I set my cig in ashtry to answer your question and it has already gone out. we live in MO

by **Witchy945** on Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:02 am

They are called fire safe cigarettes (FSC) and tobacco companies are making them because our state governments are requiring it. Yes, they are much worse for you than normal cigarettes:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-11705-NY-Holistic-Body--Spirit-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Are-the-new-FSC-firesafe-cigarettes-making-smokers-sicker-than-ever

Georgia signed the requirement into law on April 30, 2008 and it will officially go into effect January 1, 2010. Every state has legislation requiring FSC even though some haven't went into effect yet:
http://www.nfpa.org/gallery/FSC_2map2.htm

With so many states requiring it, most cigarette companies are simply switching everything over. So people in all states are getting them now. This is understandable from a production standpoint. It would be a mess for the companies to keep track of when the laws go into effect for each state and to make sure that they shipped the non-FSC only to states that don't have it yet. If they mess up and send them to the wrong state, they'd have very steep fines to pay.

The laws require that ALL pre-made cigarettes have FSC. The tobacco companies don't have a choice. Even organic, additive-free brands like American Spirit have to comply if they want to sell cigarettes in that state.

Cigars and filtered tubes for rolling your own cigarettes are not included in the legislation. That doesn't mean that the government won't someday attack them too.

Does Georgia have the safesmoke cigarettes now?