[4] Because of this, the selling of candy cigarettes has been banned in several countries, though they continue to be manufactured and consumed in many parts of the world.

[7] A 2007 study surveyed 25,887 adults and found that "[c]andy cigarette consumption was reported by 88% of both current and former smokers and 78% of never smokers", a statistically significant difference that the authors suggested indicates a connection between candy cigarette consumption as a child and smoking as an adult.

[8][9] In the United States, it was reported erroneously in 2010 that the Family Smoking and Prevention Control Act[10] bans candy cigarettes.

[11] However, the law bans any form of added flavoring in tobacco cigarettes other than menthol.

Popeye Cigarettes marketed using the Popeye character were sold for a while and had red tips (to look like a lit cigarette) before being renamed candy sticks and being manufactured without the red tip.