It was a raw, early signal
Dominated by such brands as Kool, Salem and Newport, menthols are especially appealing to new smokers
middle and high school students who have used a tobacco product in the past 30 days have used at least one flavored tobacco product during this period. Brian King, Ph.D., deputy director for research translation in the CDCs Office on Smoking and Health, summarizes the problem: Given the popularity of flavored tobacco products among youth, its critical to address flavorings in all tobacco products. He asserts that efforts to curb the availability and use of flavored tobacco products could help reduce overall rates of tobacco use among our nations youth. In addition to restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products, this ordinance would also raise the minimum price of cigars to $2.60 each or $10.40 for packs of four or more
and marked his working with new players (with the exception of second guitarist Albert Lee) including Stax Records veteran bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and Muscle Shoals drummer Roger Hawkins, also bringing in guest guitarist Ry Cooder
Something far more powerful was at work, particularly in the Sinaloa area: a massive, unregulated free market