"Jubilee blend," and "Chocolate cigarillos" might make smoking sound tasty. However,starting this month, a federal law will ban flavored cigarettes and cloves. Tobacco companies are already finding loopholes.
Marie Cunningham, 27, has been smoking for 11 years. Her smoke of choice, flavored cigarettes, cost $8.95 plus tax.
Cunningham says, " They taste a lot better than most of the regular cigarettes. They're a little more expensive, but I like them."
At the end of this month, they'll be illegal and no longer sold because they're thought to appeal to children.
Cunningham disagrees saying, " I don't really see the point in it. I've never seen a kid buying a ten dollar package of cigarettes."
Discount Tobacco store manager Javier Esquivel says, " Personally I just think they're trying to control everybody. They're taking away one liberty at a time. "
After September 22, only regular or menthol cigarettes will be legal. Anticipating the change, tobacco companies are already trying to stay a step ahead.
Back in June of this year, the Obama administration decided that the FDA has the right to regulate tobacco. So far, they've outlawed the flavored cigarettes.
They have the right to do the same with flavored cigars, but it hasn't happened yet. As a result, tobacco companies are switching to flavored cigars and making them smaller.
Flavored cigarettes are currently wrapped in white paper. Flavored cigars are the same size, but wrapped in tobacco leaves.
Many are wondering how the law will be policed and if it'll be adjusted to include cigars.
In a statement Siobhan Delaney with the Food and Drug Administration had this to say, " We do not discuss our enforcement policies. We will be closely monitoring the industry to see whether flavored cigars do in fact rise in popularity.
Marie Cunningham, 27, has been smoking for 11 years. Her smoke of choice, flavored cigarettes, cost $8.95 plus tax.
Cunningham says, " They taste a lot better than most of the regular cigarettes. They're a little more expensive, but I like them."
At the end of this month, they'll be illegal and no longer sold because they're thought to appeal to children.
Cunningham disagrees saying, " I don't really see the point in it. I've never seen a kid buying a ten dollar package of cigarettes."
Discount Tobacco store manager Javier Esquivel says, " Personally I just think they're trying to control everybody. They're taking away one liberty at a time. "
After September 22, only regular or menthol cigarettes will be legal. Anticipating the change, tobacco companies are already trying to stay a step ahead.
Back in June of this year, the Obama administration decided that the FDA has the right to regulate tobacco. So far, they've outlawed the flavored cigarettes.
They have the right to do the same with flavored cigars, but it hasn't happened yet. As a result, tobacco companies are switching to flavored cigars and making them smaller.
Flavored cigarettes are currently wrapped in white paper. Flavored cigars are the same size, but wrapped in tobacco leaves.
Many are wondering how the law will be policed and if it'll be adjusted to include cigars.
In a statement Siobhan Delaney with the Food and Drug Administration had this to say, " We do not discuss our enforcement policies. We will be closely monitoring the industry to see whether flavored cigars do in fact rise in popularity.
