Here is some key info about what products have been banned.

1. Are menthol cigarettes banned? No. The ban specifically allows menthol in cigarettes. It forbids cigarettes containing an artificial or natural flavor (other than tobacco or menthol) or an herb or spice, including strawberry, grape, orange, clove, cinnamon, pineapple, vanilla, coconut, licorice, cocoa, chocolate, cherry, or coffee, that is a characterizing flavor of the tobacco product or tobacco smoke.

2. Is flavored loose tobacco banned? Yes, provided it is intended to be used in roll-you-own cigarettes. The perfect solution to this dilemma is to flavor your own tobacco. We carry many flavors of the Juicy Drops. Purchase your own premium tobacco and flavor it yourself!

3. Is flavored pipe tobacco banned? If not intended to be rolled into cigarettes, flavored "bona fide pipe tobacco" is not banned.

4. Are flavored rolling papers or filters banned? Yes. The ban includes component parts of cigarettes. This means flavored rolling papers and flavored filters are forbidden if they are intended to be used in roll-your-own cigarettes.
       A. We can continue to sell flavored rolling papers, however they are not for use with tobacco. They must be used only with herbal blends or medicinal marijuana if that is legal in your state.

5. Are flavored cigars banned? No. The ban applies only to cigarettes.

6. Are flavored smokeless tobacco products banned? No. The FDA is still deciding how it will deal with smokeless tobacco products.

7. Are Blunt Wraps outlawed? Yes and No. Anything with the term blunt on it is to be considered paraphernalia as the FDA as decided this term only refers to marijuana. Although the term Blunt has been associated with cigars since the 1800's, in recent times the term blunt has come associated with marijuana or joints. In order to make it clear what these wraps are intended for, the term Cigar Wrap is now being used. If you notice many of our cigar wrap manufacturers have redesigned their boxes. Juicy Double Wraps was formerly known as Juicy Blunts and Blunt Wrap Platinum are now known as Double Platinum.

8. Firesafe cigarettes are now a requirement. The premise is safety by making a cigarette go out will prevent fire hazards when someone falls asleep with a lit cigarette. Some consumers say they have found a noticeable difference in the taste of FSC cigarettes from non-FSC cigarettes, comparing it to a copper or metallic taste. Other symptoms reported include an itchy rash, (allergic reaction) to severe headache, vomiting, diarrhea and mouth sores, since implementing this new law. Recently, there have been many online petitions against FSC cigarettes formed, to repeal the new laws. Currently there are no findings published on the long term health effects of humans inhaling EVA copolymers which are used in the packaging industry. Test results available, conducted on rodents, clearly show the risks associated with 'Ethylene Vinyl Acetate copolymer emulsion based adhesive' to be a 'highly carcinogenic substance' triggering the cellular proliferation necessary for tumor development.

Yet another reason to roll your own cigarettes!

Going forward, here are some already passed rules which will be going into effect over the next few years:

* By January 2010, tobacco manufacturers and importers will submit information to the FDA about ingredients and additives in tobacco products.

* By July 2010, tobacco manufacturers may no longer use the terms "light," "low," and "mild" on tobacco products without an FDA order in effect.

* By July 2010, warning labels for smokeless tobacco products will be revised and strengthened.

* By October 2012, warning labels for cigarettes will be revised and strengthened.