Posted on 05/01/2021 6:39:35 AM PDT by sodpoodle
The White House is waging war on menthol — the last allowable flavoring in cigarettes — and flavored cigars, announcing Thursday that the administration intends to ban the popular additives in tobacco products.
It was the first shot in an uphill battle that advocates say would prevent the industry from marketing to children and minority communities with whom flavored tobacco has proven popular.
"With these actions, the FDA will help significantly reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products," Acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Janet Woodcock outlined in a Thursday statement.
The FDA also points to studies that suggest menthol cigarettes may be more addictive and harder to quit.
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Omar was a solid character.
Up until I almost quit smoking, I smoked menthols. Wehn I was young I got an awful cold once and couldn’t taste anything but menthol cigs. That was the switch. When I quit smoking I switched to menthol vapes. Now menthol vapes are gone. I still enjoy a ‘social’ cigarette once in awhile....like when out drinking with friends or visiting a casino and am drinking. The 3 just go together for me....keno machine, drink, cigarette. lol Guess I’ll have to switch to marijuana to please our overlords. Except that crap gives me the drunk spins after 2 hits. Not sure what I’ll do now. Fricking ridiculous!
>>> Not sure what I’ll do now.
I didn’t have a choice but to quit.
Cold turkey is the only way.
I find it kind of odd that they are giving us vaccines to kill us, and banning products to save our life.
It’s all about the money.
Biden thinks minorities are too stupid to make decisions for themselves.
The Great White Leader is there to make decisions for them.
And you don’t get much whiter than Pedo Joe.
I guess that leaves the marijuana that everyone is legalizing without any federal interference.
Maybe they will try a way to flavor fentanyl, they don’t seem to worry too much about that, especially across our border. LOL.
Kamalas, For the discriminating woman who gets ahead in life. Suck one down.
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