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rule to ban menthol from cigarettes and flavored cigars in the u.s. studies show people who smoke menthol have a harder time quitting compared to dropping regular cigarettes. companies aggressively marketed menthol to young people. we ll go back live to ukraine in a moment. breaking news coverage continues. stay with us for that. i don t just play someone brainy on tv - i m an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus.
they released a statement saying it s going to drive our kids to use menthol flavored products in even greater numbers. that s their concern. governor cuomo was on doing interviews talking about this. i want you to hear a little bit how he put it. we allow tobacco and menthol. menth menthol, there is data that shows people who smoke menthol cigarettes needs for vaping to get them off of cigarettes. i hear that argument. our department of health is continuing to review menthol, but we may very well ban menthol because young people are also attracted to menthol. this is evolving. one thing about this story and i ve covered a lot of stories, this is unfolding realtime. you re hearing even from the governor we re still collecting data. you know, over the next couple of weeks this will evolve even
very well ban menthol in the future. here s the flip side to their point. the only justification for vaping, and what the vaping companies will say, is it s better than cigarettes. that is true. that is like saying, hitting yourself on the head with a wooden stick is better than hitting yourself on the head with a metal stick, okay? yes. but the difference is almost insignificant. but if the best way to get off smoking, there s medication, there s lozenges, there s gum, et cetera, vaping would only be a last resort. that s why we allow tobacco and menthol, because there is data that says people who smoke menthol cigarettes need menthol products in vaping for vaping to be effective for them to get off