The Food & Drug Administration is proposing rules to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. This episode of What’s Ahead lays out why the move is utterly misbegotten.
Well over one-third of cigarettes sales are menthols, with 85% of Black smokers smoking menthols.
Prohibition of liquor a century ago was a disaster. And a prohibition of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will spawn similarly toxic responses, namely an explosion of illicit activities and a disrespect for authority.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2022/06/17/what-is-the-fda-inhaling-steve-forbes-slams-proposed-menthol-cigarette-rules/