By LaKeshia N. Myers Last week, I had the honor of attending the kickoff for “No Menthol Sunday,” The Center for Black Health & Equity’s annual call to action highlighting the detrimental impact ...
Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public ...
A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the US “will take significantly more time,” US Health and Human Services Secretary ...
The cigarettes account for one-third of all sold in the U.S. and are predominantly consumed by Black and Hispanic smokers.
For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden's administration is delaying a sweeping plan to ban 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 ...
When the Biden administration quietly let its deadline to approve a ban on menthol cigarettes pass earlier this year, ...
The highly addictive products have been cited for their appeal to young smokers, as well as significant health impacts for Black communities. Civil rights groups have contended for years that menthol ...
An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, ...
The White House is reversing course after weighing the health benefits of the ban against the political risk of angering ...
The Biden administration is again delaying issuance of a final rule banning the sale of menthol cigarettes.