Just because your lungs are blackened doesn't mean you can't be green. San Diego-based company Greenbutts makes cigarette filters that not only biodegrade, but sprout when buried into what have to be the world's least healthy plants.

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The filters are made out of organic cotton, hemp, and wheat flour, and the company says they "can be combined with a variety of seeds including grass, flower, fruit, herb, or even trees." Hey, if you make them sprout tobacco plants, you can have a fully self-sustaining terrible fucking habit!

Greenbutts is looking for investors and also selling panties and dog bandanas to finance its innovation. Man, what are you waiting for?

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