Report: Big Tobacco targets youth, communities of color in Solano
Report: Big Tobacco targets youth, communities of color in Solano FAIRFIELD — More menthol cigarettes are sold in Solano than any other county in the state, the result – officials said – of a targeted marketing strategy toward communities of color and youth. “Solano County – one of the most diverse counties in the country – has become a leading target of the tobacco industry,” Kirbee Brooks, the county Tobacco Prevention Project coordinator, said in a statement released Thursday by the county administration. “Big Tobacco aggressively promotes menthol cigarettes, particularly a...