[escapefromboston]

Don’t know about England but in America “menthols” were black peoples choice for smokes. Might be a bit of racism behind this choice to ban just this type of cigarettes (not that anyone should smoke, it’s a gross habit)

[Dr. Sivana]

I worked in the Faber's sundry shop at Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago decades ago. I got to see a profile of who smoked what. Black men definitely smoked Kools, pronounced "kəhls". Black women went more for Newport Lights. Japanese were the only ones who bought Kents. Frenchmen were the only ones who purchased Tareyton (pronounced tare-ee'-tun); and once in a while an odd southerner would get a Lark. Real old guys would go for Chesterfields Kings. In those days Marlboro and Winston (camel lights were a distant runner-up) were the main sellers among regular Americans, though in that venue, Benson and Hedges made a strong showing in those days.