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Biden Administration, Menthol cigarette
Biden Administration Delays Menthol Cigarette Ban
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A long-awaited ban on menthol cigarettes has been delayed indefinitely, the Biden administration said Friday.
Biden Administration Indefinitely Postpones Menthol Ban
The ban was first delayed in December 2023, and plans to finalize the ban in March never materialized. In published remarks, administration officials stated that they were still committed to implementing a ban. Menthol cigarettes account for approximately 34% of cigarette sales, according to NACS.
Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco. In an election year, the president’s worries about support among Black voters may have influenced the postponement.
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Backers of menthol cigarette ban vow to keep up the fight, but concede it will be a long battle
WASHINGTON — Advocates of a federal ban on
menthol
cigarettes have spent the better part of the last decade trying ...
Cleveland.com
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DeWine ‘deeply disappointed’ in Biden over delay of menthol tobacco ban: Capitol Letter
Smoke break: Gov. MIke DeWine sharply criticized President Joe Biden administration’s decision to postpone an expected ...
RiverBender.com
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Durbin, Kelly, Respond To White House, HHS Announcement To Delay Menthol Cigarette Ban
SPRINGFIELD U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement expressing his frustration ...
New York Daily News
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N.Y. must ban menthol cigarettes: Washington stalls so Albany must act
A year ago, to her credit, Gov. Hochul tried to have New York ban
menthol
flavored cigarettes, which cause disproportionate ...
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