The FDA has sent the final rules removing menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars to the White House for review—a huge step toward a major public health victory. This is the result of years of work by citizens and organizations who care about kids and their families, their communities, and policies that can improve everyone’s health.This link:https://nativecigarettes.com/menthol

Menthol Cigarettes

Menthol-flavored cigarettes are the most popular type of cigarette in the United States and are often used by youth smokers. These products are marketed to youth by the tobacco industry by using flavors like mint and fruit, which appeal to the youth market. Research shows that menthol tobacco products increase the likelihood of starting to smoke and decrease the chance of quitting smoking. In addition, menthol cigarettes cause more severe and persistent smoking-related diseases such as heart disease and lung cancer than non-mentholated products. The tobacco industry has been fighting against a ban on menthol cigarettes by spreading fear that implementing a flavor regulation would lead to a black market, despite sparse and overstated evidence of such an effect. In fact, a study of two cities in Minnesota (Minneapolis and Saint Paul) that restricted menthol cigarette sales showed that menthol sales did not decrease significantly at convenience stores compared to pre-ban sales levels. The study also found that the number of tobacco retailers remained stable after the restrictions were implemented.