Menthol Cigarettes
“U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes… The FDA said it aims to propose regulations banning the flavor in the coming year and declined to speculate on when the rule would be finalized.”
(AP News)
The right opposes banning menthol cigarettes, arguing that the ban is arbitrary and will disproportionately impact African American consumers.
The left generally supports banning menthol cigarettes, arguing that doing so would save lives and advance racial justice.