Merit is a brand of cigarette

Cigarette

A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...

s made by Altria.

Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against Philip Morris USA

Altria Group

Altria Group, Inc. is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. It is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations...

, the cigarettes' manufacturer, for concealing information about certain fire hazards of the brand. It has been alleged that the rolling paper used in Merit is excessively flammable to standards.

USA Varieties

• Gold Pack (Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings
• Menthol Gold Pack (Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s
• Bronze Pack (Ultima) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
• Blue Pack (Ultra Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s, Box: Kings & 100s
• Menthol Silver Pack (Ultra Lights) - Soft: Kings & 100s

See also

• Nicotine
  Nicotine
  Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants that constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots and accumulation occurring in the leaves...
  
  
• Tobacco smoking
  Tobacco smoking
  Tobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the resulting smoke is inhaled. The practice may have begun as early as 5000–3000 BCE. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 16th century where it followed common trade routes...
  
  
• List of cigarette smoke constituents
• List of additives in cigarettes

External links

• Ingredients in Cigarettes - Merit