Minn. soda shop rebuked for stocking candy smokes

December 26, 2012 @ 6:58 pm


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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Owners of an old-school soda shop in St. Paul, Minn., are being warned to kick the habit and stop stocking novelty candy cigarettes.

City inspectors threatened a misdemeanor citation and $500 fine if Lynden's soda fountain is caught selling the fake smokes again. The Star Tribune reported Wednesday ( http://bit.ly/RiCHiP) that the offering violated an ordinance barring the sale of candy smokes and cartoon character lighters.

A city spokesman says the warning came after inspectors received and looked into a complaint about the presence of the tobacco-themed products. The ordinance was enacted to discourage youngsters from picking up a real smoking habit.

Shop owner Tobi Lynden says the white candy sticks with the red tips were her best-selling candy item but she pulled them to avoid running afoul of the ordinance.

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Information from: Star Tribune, http://www.startribune.com


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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    Unbelievable!..............
    December 27, 2012 6:37 am
    I loved the candy smokes when I was a kid and never grew up to smoke the nasty real ones!

    In fact, I have been looking for them over the years and could never figure out why I couldn't find them?

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  • Saltchucker wrote...
    Canada, hpygolkyone, Canada.
    December 28, 2012 12:08 pm
    Most all the cool inocuous, yet banned stuff we love can be found north of the border. Candy smokes, flexible spouts for Jerry Cans and so on.
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  • Citizen of Krazy Town wrote...
    We used to like the ones that were bubblegum wrapped in cigarette looking paper
    December 31, 2012 3:30 pm
    If you blew through them a puff of powder "smoke" would come out and then we would eat the gum. We kids did try cigarettes at a very young age but it wasn't because of the candy, it was because all our parents were doing it.
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