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Missouri's push for Fire Safe Cigarettes 

Jump to full article: KOAM-TV - The Power of 7 (Pittsburg, KS), 2009-05-23
Author: JORDAN AUBEY

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There is no such thing as a safe way to smoke. But one bill that has gone to the Missouri governor could mean one less danger during and after smoking.

Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas already have laws requiring stores to sell Fire Safe Cigarettes.

But supporters of this law say Missouri should too, not only for smokers, but for non-smokers as well.

Health risks aside, some state officials in Missouri believe the Fire Safe Cigarettes - or FSC - are physically safer.

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