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Candy in the form of a cigarette

title: "Candy cigarette" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["candy", "cigarettes"] description: "Candy in the form of a cigarette" topic_path: "general/candy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cigarette" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Candy in the form of a cigarette ::

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Field	Value
name	Candy cigarettes
image	Candy_cigarette_display_in_shop.jpg
alternate_name	Candy sticks, candy stix
type	Confectionery
main_ingredient	Sugar
variations	Candy, bubble gum, chocolate
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Candy cigarettes are a candy introduced in the late 19th century made out of chalky sugar, bubblegum or chocolate, wrapped in paper and packaged and branded so as to resemble cigarettes. Some products contain powdered sugar hidden in the wrapper, allowing the user to blow into the cigarette and produce a cloud of sugar that imitates smoke, which comes out of the other end.

Candy cigarettes' existence on the market has long been controversial because research has shown that they prime children to take up smoking real (tobacco) cigarettes. Candy cigarettes can also serve as a way to market cigarettes to children, as many candy cigarettes have branding nearly identical to cigarette brands. Because of this, the selling of candy cigarettes has been banned in several countries, though they continue to be manufactured and consumed in many parts of the world. However, many manufacturers now describe their products as candy sticks, bubble gum, or simply candy.

Promotion of smoking

Tobacco companies and candy cigarette manufacturers have historically cooperated to make candy cigarettes. Tobacco companies have allowed candy cigarette companies to use their branding; Brown & Williamson has gone as far as to send copies of its labels to candy cigarette companies. After the 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking and health criticized candy cigarettes for "trying to lure youngsters into the smoking habit", tobacco companies began to distance themselves from candy cigarettes, although trademark infringement lawsuits against candy cigarette manufacturers have been rare.

A 1990 study found that sixth graders who ate candy cigarettes were twice as likely to smoke cigarettes as those who did not eat candy cigarettes. A 2007 study surveyed 25,887 adults and found that "candy cigarette consumption was reported by 88% of both current and former smokers and 78% of never smokers", a statistically significant difference that the authors suggested indicates a connection between candy cigarette consumption as a child and smoking as an adult.

In the United States, it was reported erroneously in 2010 that the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act bans candy cigarettes. However, the law bans any form of added flavoring in tobacco cigarettes other than menthol. It does not regulate the candy industry. Popeye Cigarettes marketed using the Popeye character were sold for a while and had red tips (to look like a lit cigarette) before being renamed candy sticks and being manufactured without the red tip. Most candy cigarettes continue to be manufactured in the United States, with the largest maker of candy cigarettes, World Confections, Inc., based in New Jersey.

Sales laws

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Country	Law	Notes
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Brazil		doi = 10.1136/jech-2019-212333
Canada		title=Tobacco and Vaping Products Act
Chile
Denmark		date=2022-07-11
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Japan
Kuwait
Latvia		date=2005-07-31
Lithuania
Moldova
Netherlands
New Zealand		There are restrictions on advertising and display. They can not be displayed within a metre of tobacco products.{{Cite web
Norway
Oman
Philippines		Strictly enforced, discouraged use
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
South Africa		Banned in terms of section 4(3) of the Tobacco Products Control Act, 1993
South Korea
Spain		As part of the , article 3.2.
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom		Product still available labeled as 'candy sticks' to remove association with smoking
United States		Candy cannot be labeled as cigarettes.
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::data[format=table] | Sub-national state, etc. | Law | Notes | |---|---|---| | New South Wales | | last1=Burke |first1=Kelly |title=Banned, but choc cigarettes creep back |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/banned-but-choc-cigarettes-creep-back-20080816-gdsqxg.html |access-date=26 May 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=August 16, 2008}} | | North Dakota | | Enacted a ban on candy cigarettes from 1953 until 1967 | | Nunavut | | Banned all products that resemble cigarettes | | Tennessee | | | ::

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Locality	Law	Notes
St. Paul, Minnesota		last1=Walsh
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