SNUFFING OUT CIGARETTE FIRES.

• Position: Self-extinguishing cigarette law - Brief Article

New York recently became the first state to require that all cigarettes be self-extinguishing, according to the Associated Press. The legislation was designed to reduce fires caused when smokers fall asleep or otherwise handle a cigarette carelessly (just ask the firefighters out West). By mid-2003, all cigarettes sold in New York must be designed in such a way that they will go out after...