Camel Makes New Cigarettes that Look and Taste Like Candy--Marketed to Kids?

Cole Gamble — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:02:00 GMT

The debate over whether tobacco companies market to kids has waged for decades. Now it would appear Camel has invented cigarette candy. Being test marketed in my hometown of Portland (sweet!), new Orbs Dissolvable Tobacco is pellets of what R.J. Reynolds calls dissolvable tobacco and look like a candy mint.

Surely this won’t piss anyone off.

To be fair, nicotine lovers have the right to enjoy the stuff in any form they like as long as it doesn’t hurt others. Orbs would make it easier for those folks to enjoy a nic hit socially. But c’mon. It’s packaged just like chewing gum. R.J. Reynolds is going to catch a lot of hell.

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#1 Ronald McDonald Plays with Children

If you wern't afraid of clowns before, now's the time to start.

#2 Vern Fonk Insurance Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas, from Satan

#3 Go Jesus

I don't know. I kind of like Bust a Move Jesus. You think our Lord and Savior can't shake his ass? Sinner!

#4 Mom is Santa

When you discover mom is a dominatrix, you've actually discovered two things. Dad's the gimp.

#5 A Very Scary Christmas

Do you think Freddy and Jason get into a fight over who gets to carve the ham?

#6 Santa Takes a Dump

Can Santa sue for defamation of character?

#7 Christmas Morning Meltdown

To be fair, that's how I reacted last Christmas when I got the diamond-studded Hummer 2 instead of the diamond-studdied Hummer 3 I asked for.

#8 Mistletoe Surprise

Thanks, Canadian company I can't remember. You runied Christmas with dog's nards. Congrats!

#9 The Dancing, Stripping Christmas Present

This guy wants to show us his package. Badly.

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