New rules about tobacco marketing that targets young people go into effect this week as part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act. Among the rules: No candy- or fruit-flavored cigarettes.

We understand the logic behind banning candy-flavored cigarettes, but we have to admit that having had “candy cigarettes” as a child, we’re convinced that the real scam is candy companies taking advantage of the popularity of cigarettes to pass off chalk as candy.

The rule also bans a bunch of other stuff.

Candy and Fruit Flavored Cigarettes Now Illegal in United States; Step is First Under New Tobacco Law [FDA]

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