We know that menthol products have been used to target the black community, says Brown
A few of the following I already had and a few others were sent to me
Harold Wimmer, president of the American Lung Association, said Thursday's announcement was "game-changing." "For generations, the tobacco industry has intentionally targeted Black and other communities with marketing of menthol cigarettes, resulting in tobacco-related death and disease as well as health disparities," he wrote in a statement, adding that close to half of all kids start smoking with menthol cigarettes." Because the vast majority of adult smokers start smoking as teenagers, experts say a ban on menthol has the potential to dramatically reduce the number of people who begin smoking
Note that smoking includes not only cigarettes but also any tobacco use, including: vaping products, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), and smokeless tobacco
TAXES Although there is no federal excise tax on e-cigarettes, states have the authority to tax e-cigarettes
