Posted on 04/27/2021 1:09:05 PM PDT by Dahoser
The Food and Drug Administration appears likely to move to ban menthol in cigarettes this week — a step, experts say, that has been years in the making and that could have a significant positive impact on the health of Black Americans.
The FDA's decision would not ban menthol immediately, but rather kick off the rule-making process to do so, which could take years.
"The winds are definitely in our favor," said Delmonte Jefferson, executive director of the Center for Black Health & Equity, citing both the decades of data that show that the cooling flavor in cigarettes makes it easier to start smoking combined with the current cultural momentum toward improving the lives of Black Americans.
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Other vulnerable groups might also benefit. LGBTQ communities also have higher rates of menthol tobacco use, as do adolescents.
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Isn’t such a ban racist?
There were menthol reefer papers back in the.day.
Or...so I heard.
Oh I have some stories....I told no one about.
minorities hardest hit
Government overreach ping.
Since menthol cigs are more addictive, I wonder if I would have been as successful if I were hooked on those.
First they came for the mentholated. Can grape soda be next?
No more “a 40 of the Bull and a pack of what I am.” Very sad.
What will the NFL players smoke in the locker room at halftime?
nah, he just lied to your face
dont want to be cynical,
BUT what disease(s) does this cure, that
the FDA wants us DEAD?
shouldnt they be banning Marlboros..you know because of the whole white macho guy cowboy image
...But the nicotene is still ok, right?
How is this not racist? They gonna ban grape Kool-aid, too? Do they sell menthols in Canada? Mexico?
A future black market product.
Now, instead of getting busted for weed, they’ll get busted for Kools.
This amuses me to no end! Ha ha, black people! Welcome to the real world! Next they be comin’ for your fried chicken...and telling you how many decibels your music should be in order to be safe...
There's a big debate about whether banning menthol cigs is racist ... or not racist. For activists menthol cigarettes are themselves racist, but people who like them are going to be really p____d off. Some people can't live without them.
That should be worth a burned-out city center or two.
Hey, what happened to BLM?
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