Let's have fire-safe cigarettes mandatory for all 50 States - it's a NO - Brainer...

July 20, 2007 - Alaska adopts standard for fire-safe cigarettes.. Governor Sarah Palin signed safer-cigarette legislation into law on Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Alaska thus joins 13 other states to adopt laws this year requiring retailers to sell so-called fire-safe cigarettes, which are manufactured with a special reduced-ignition paper. The law aims to prevent accidental fires. (Tobacco Journal International Newsletter) Let's have fire-safe cigarettes mandatory for all 50 States - it's a NO - Brainer.Click on Images to Enlarge.. See related Newsbrief - June 23, 2007. Cigarettes and lighted tobacco are the leading causes of fire deaths and the third leading cause of fire-related injuries in the United States. (TobaccoWatch.org)