Smoking bans could pop up in every state by 2020. How will people slowly kill themselves in really cool-looking ways then?

A new study reveals the true damage of secondhand smoke.

It's a tough week for cigarette companies looking to recruit the next generation of smokers. Cigarette companies can no longer lure the young with claims of "light," "mild," "medium," or "low." And candy-flavored cigarettes have officially been banned as part of the larger Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act.

Are the latest batch of cigarette pack redesigns meant to boost sales or skirt FDA regulations?

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Put some change in, thrust your face out and prepare for… a quick nicotine fix and an estimate of your wrinkles.

The Japanese have always had the world's quirkiest vending machines – actually I'd go so far as to say the world's quirkiest products in general. I did a slideshow on quirky vending machines for Fast Company last year; commonly dispensed products include toilet paper, beetles, porn and sex toys, umbrellas, fortunes, rice, and of course cigarettes and beer.