Instead, it would prohibit the tobacco industry and retailers from making, distributing or selling menthol cigarettes. “The overpolicing argument is such an overreach as to almost be laughable ...

The FDA was all set to roll out the new menthol rule in April until the White House decided it might be wise to meet with Sharpton’s group and other members of the anti-ban coalition, much of it ...

He says it's the tobacco industry's attempt to hang on to the existing menthol market in the face of bans, which makes up 40% of smokers. " The packaging is identical," Jackler says, as are the ...

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He anticipates non-menthol tobacco products will become a much bigger factor, if the federal government bans menthol. "If the rule were to go into effect, that's going to become nationwide.

As a long-time menthol smoker and Black American, it’s personal. Black Americans have been at the mercy of Big Tobacco’s deliberate, racist and predatory marketing for far too long.

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He notes in the 1950s, only 5% of Black smokers used menthol tobacco, but that grew to over 80% today, in large part because of the racially targeted advertising.