The new policy would ban menthol and other flavors of cigarettes, including tobacco products popular with young adults, which would effectively prohibit the selling of flavored blunts like Swisher Sweets, Backwoods, and King Palm.
Should the U.S. Drug and Food Administration decide to ban menthol cigarettes, federal officials would conduct a years-long rule-making process before the ban went into effect. The FDA faces a Thursday court deadline to respond to a 2013 citizen’s petition seeking a ban on menthols.
The ban has long been sought by civil rights activists who say Black Americans have been hurt by the industry’s aggressive marketing tactics, and for good reason. According to a study conducted by the American Lung Association, menthol cigarettes are used by 77.4% of Black Americans who smoke.
La FDA prohibirá los cigarrillos mentolados esta semana, según expertos
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