Remember those chalky white sticks wrapped in paper that looked exactly like cigarettes? For kids in the '70s and '80s, candy cigarettes were the ultimate playground accessory. You could strut around ...

candy cigarette boxes displayed on a shelf - Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Lurking on the shelves of candy stores across the U.S. is a surprising remnant from the 20th century: candy cigarettes, ...

Candy cigarettes have a long and dark history. The two largest U.S. manufacturers of candy cigarettes, Necco and World Candies, have voluntarily renamed their products to “Candy Stix” and just “Candy, ...