The companys first product, Sativex, has already been available in pharmacies across Europe and Canada for nearly a decade
The new regulation mandates cigarette manufacturers to use a single, standard pack without logos, graphics or similar signs promoting the product
From 2000 through 2014, states raised their cigarette taxes nearly 120 times, helping generate more than $85 billion of additional revenue, according to an Associated Press analysis of state-by-state figures compiled by the economic consulting firm Orzechowski and Walker, which is funded by the tobacco industry
McAleese said
Cigarettes are also subject to Tennessee sales tax of approximately $0.40 per pack, which adds up to a total tax per pack of $1.02
Like the real cigarettes they mimicked, candy cigarettes offered variety in the form of hard candy sticks, bubblegum sticks, and even "smokes" made from chocolate