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Legislation that would allow only fire-safe cigarettes to be sold in Tennessee is headed to the governor for his consideration.

The measure sponsored by Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Rosalind Kurita, a Clarksville Democrat, unanimously passed the Senate last year and was approved in the House 97-1 earlier this month.

But the bill didn't go to the governor until Thursday because both chambers had to work out some differences.

The law would only allow the sale of cigarettes made with paper that self-extinguishes if left untouched by the smoker.

Supporters say they reduce the risk of accidental fires.

Six states have mandated the sale of fire-safe cigarettes and 20 others are considering it.

Gov. Phil Bredesen could not be immediately reached for comment about whether he will sign the bill.

TOKYO, -- Domestic cigarette sales fell by 4.3% to 258.5 billion cigarettes in the year ended March 31, marking a ninth straight year of decline, the Tobacco Institute of Japan said Thursday.
  The decrease is attributed to the growing trend to quit, as well as tighter smoking-related regulation. Last fiscal year's sales figure is down 26% from the fiscal 1996 peak.
  In fiscal 2007, sales of domestically produced cigarettes slid 4.1% to 167.8 billion, while imports sank 4.6% to 90.7 billion.
  Japan Tobacco Inc. (TSE:2914) saw its market share edge up 0.1 percentage point to 64.9%, its first such gain since the company's 1985 privatization.
  As for the outlook, JT expects the market to "keep declining about 4-5% every year," according to Executive Vice President Mitsuomi Koizumi.
  Asked about the impact, if any, of the age-verifying cigarette vending machines that have debuted in two Kyushu prefectures, Koizumi says: "More people are buying cigarettes at convenience stores for now, but there has been no impact on overall sales."  

Listening to the melody gently drawing you in, on such songs as “Stars and Just for Tonight”, a hauntingly beautiful song, for which Manna wrote the lyrics, the allure of her music is easy to understand. Both songs, taken from her latest album Sister, evoke a longing and yet at the same time a certain serenity, making you want to hear it again and again, recreating that magical feeling of being gently carried away by the melody to a place that speaks neither of fear nor disappointment, reminiscent perhaps of a time and space far away that is safe and private.
  It is music that recalls the ‘60s with a modern twist, a fact Manna brings back to her love for the old and appreciation for the new. ‘I actually should be more efficient in finding new music because it’s more like I’m happy with my old friends,’ she states laughingly as somewhere in the café a chair scrapes across the floor.
  ‘Sometimes I bump into new music and I love it and I start listening to it but if I would have to generalize, I would say that the most interesting music for me has been done already, the roots of it. Obviously people have new ideas, fresh points of view and creativity and that’s the whole point of making new stuff but those are the artists I grew up with and which obviously are my influences because that’s how I build my whole ideas.’
  Manna has chosen Café Kafka, as our meeting point, considering that it is quiet, ‘a good place to talk’ and frequently interviews are done there. Entering, I can immediately see why. Efficient use of space, which in one way or another always seems to be associated with Scandinavian design in what could easily pass for a 1930’s setting, allowing customers to sit and relax, have a tea, cigarettes or coffee while someone else is standing in line, enquiring about shows or getting tickets.
  It’s a throwback to other times when the country was still young, finding its footsteps, shaping its newfound identity against two neighboring countries it probably didn’t always like and trying to figure out what was becoming of it; an oasis of time travel in an otherwise modern environment. Small signs on street corners, point to the way most tourist attractions can be found but there is nothing ostentatious, the sites are imbedded into the scenery, a mixture of old and of new, not screaming ‘look at me’ but blending in, a bit like the music, softly calling out, enticing you gently.
  Inside it is cozy and warm. If I would be here on my own, I’d most likely be dozing off. Sitting inside, drinking coffeeand smoking cigarettes, it is possible – if one ignores all the cell phones and imagines a slightly different fashion – if one closes one’s eyes, to imagine this in a 1930s setting.
  The German writer Klaus Mann, exiled a year after his visit to Finland, was toying around with making this country his home. Or so legend says. In the end he became a vagabond, roaming the earth with alternate bases set up in Paris - Amsterdam, New York and intermittently Pacific Palisades when visiting his parents. It is perhaps hard to imagine his summer road trip through Finland and the rest of Scandinavia on this winter afternoon, sitting inside watching people as they hurry by, passing deftly through the snow. Even the sounds in the café seem to be muffled, as if somehow, this place had decided to throw a cocoon over its people, those who come regularly and those, who like I, just happen to drop by, on a visit perhaps or hoping to find more.

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Massachusetts is about to pass another tax increase on cigarettes ; the second in three years, which will make the total tax applied per pack a whopping $2.75.
  This is approximately a 70 percent tax rate.
  Put a different way, for every one cent the tobacco company gets for its legally produced and sold product, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts gets 70 cents.
  How does the state get away with putting a 70 percent tax on something?
  This tax is justified under the guise of improving the health of the people of the commonwealth. The state tells us that the increase will make people want to quit smoking.
  The problem with this justification, which seems to have been overlooked, is that they have already declared the intended use for the money. Those who proposed the cigarettes tax have said publicly that they expect the increase to produce the needed revenue to help with a deficit caused by the cost of state-funded healthcare.
  If the increase is justified because it will make people quit, why is the money it will produce already spent? If smokers were all to quit, how would this be a viable source of revenue for the state? The answer to me is simple, and I challenge anyone to explain it differently.
  The representatives of Massachusetts know that people who smoke are addicted to nicotine and will continue to smoke in spite of the increase. They are blatantly taking advantage of those people who are unfortunately addicted to cigarettes and are unable to quit.
  Nonsmokers are safe for the time being from this misuse of government power, but for how long? There may come a day when something you have chosen to do, as an adult, is overtaxed under the premise that it is not good for you. A time when things like cheeseburgers, alcohol, or coffee are overtaxed in the name of being for your own good.
  Smokers, let’s show the state we will not be taken advantage of. Let’s buy our cigarettes out of state. We have many bordering states that will gladly take our business. If you know a smoker that doesn’t have the means to do this, offer to purchase cigarettes for them.
  If enough people do this, we can make the statement that we have had enough of the government greed in Massachusetts.

Coverage for 7,000 seniors in Medicaid-funded hospice programs slashed. Hospital care for 19,500 uninsured patients with catastrophic illnesses abolished. Access to specialized health care services for more than 5,000 uninsured children denied. Prenatal and infant health care services for at least 11,580 pregnant women and children eliminated. These are the real, human consequences of Florida's recent budget cuts.

A simple solution to reduce the bleeding and save additional lives is to increase the cigarette tax by $1 per pack. This increase will bring in roughly $1.1 billion new net revenue for the state and lower the smoking rate in both adults and youth.

Polls show eight out of 10 Florida voters support raising the tax on cigarettes by $1, as outlined in bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Deutch, D-Delray Beach, and Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek.

Widespread tobacco use claims more than 28,000 lives and costs $6.32 billion in medical care each year in Florida, with billions more dollars in lost productivity, according to TobaccoFreeKids.org.

At just under 34 cents per pack, our state has the nation's 46th lowest cigarette tax, which hasn't been raised in 18 years.

Floridians' tobacco use costs the state's taxpayer-funded Medicaid budget $1.25 billion per year. The average Florida household pays $585 a year as a result of tobacco's health toll, regardless of whether members of the household do not smoke.

Polls show that Floridians support measures that increase the cost of cigarettes, especially if the new funds are applied to health care and research for diseases largely attributed to tobacco use.

The Legislature and Gov. Charlie Crist should use this opportunity to increase the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack because it will save lives, generate revenue, support the wishes of Florida voters, and improve the health of Floridians now and for generations to come.

I urge Floridians to make their voices heard by telling lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to increase the cigarette tax by $1 per pack.