D espite being banned in numerous countries, candy cigarettes have yet to receive an official ban in the United States. Just like candy wax lips, Chuckles candy, PEZ (which was actually created to ...

“Just Like Daddy!” one candy ad promised. Hershey Corporation started the trend a century ago when it began hawking chocolate smokes, and by the 1920s, companies such as World Candies and ...

Candy cigarettes, they seem to have realized, were free advertising, a gateway for kids into the world of smoking. (“Just Like Daddy!” read the slogan on one brand’s boxes.) ...

Published in the journal Preventive Medicine, the survey of 25,887 adults found higher rates of childhood candy-cigarette use among those who smoked or had ever smoked.

It is hard to imagine anyone marketing candy heroin, crystal meth gum, confectionery cocaine or Gummi crack. Such products would most likely garner considerable outrage from parents and society in ...

A gum store in St. Paul, Minn., was caught for selling candy cigarettes, which are banned because they're said to encourage smoking.

Candy cigarettes, infused with lime, vanilla, berry and other yummy flavors might be pulled off Minnesota store shelves, all because of a proposed ban by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. 99¢/month for 3 months ...