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Fire-Safe Cigarettes  

- On May 1st, cigarettes sold by Montana tobacco venders must be considered "fire-safe." Passed by the state legislature in 2007, the law is based on one that New York enacted in 2004. Following the enactment of the law, New York saw a significant decrease in the number of deaths from cigarette-caused fires. More than half of the 50 states have now passed legislation related to fire-safe cigarettes, and another quarter have had measures raised this year.

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