Menthol cigarette proposed ban delayed
All flavors in cigarettes were banned in 2009, but menthol was left out after lobbying from the industry.
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All flavors in cigarettes were banned in 2009, but menthol was left out after lobbying from the industry.
All flavors in cigarettes were banned in 2009, but menthol was left out after lobbying from the industry.
All flavors in cigarettes were banned in 2009, but menthol was left out after lobbying from the industry.
An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives."
A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the US “will take significantly more time,” US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday, delaying a decision