22nd Century Group, Inc. announced that the Company has added Creager Mercantile as a distribution partner to expand availability and support for its VLN(R) reduced nicotine content cigarette products in the state of Colorado. Operating since 1958, Creager is a well-known wholesale supplier for a wide array of cigarette retailers including hospital gift shops, gas stations, and tobacco shops across the state. The company supports more than 1,000 stores across numerous specialty and retail store brands.

Combined with 22nd Century's previously announced partnership with Eagle Rock Distributing Company, the Company now has access to thousands of potential retail sites across the state that could be serviced by its VLN(R) distribution partners.22nd Century Group's proprietary VLN(R) cigarettes smoke, smell, and taste like a cigarette but contain approximately 95% less nicotine than conventional cigarettes, a level shown to be non-addictive. As noted on the packaging, VLN(R) is the only cigarette in the world purposefully designed to "Help Smoke Less.".