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The powerful image shows a young child enveloped in smoke, representing the devastating impact of tobacco on the next generation

While a 2009 federal law banned sweet-flavored cigarettes, tobacco companies have introduced cheap cigars in a rainbow of youth-friendly flavors from watermelon to chocolate, and e-cigarettes are now available in literally thousands of flavors, including gummy bear, cotton candy and even "unicorn puke." And the FDA has yet to take action to ban menthol cigarettes despite the conclusions of its own 2013 report that menthol cigarettes lead to increased smoking initiation among youth and young adults, greater addiction and decreased success in quitting smoking

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One is a tobacco leaf specialist making a big bet on cannabis, the second is an up-and-coming name in the vaping industry, and the third is a cigarette giant currently trying to diversify its offerings