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2022-05-12 Home Front: Politix

Why a Federal Ban on Menthols Is a Minefield for Biden

[Daily Beast] In the era of Black Lives Matter, does the Biden administration really want to take on prominent activists like Al Sharpton and Ben Crump—and make lives potentially harder for Black men, all because the government says it’s in their best interest?

There is a cost-benefit analysis to be had between good public health policy and the dynamics of criminal justice reform as Democrats weigh the FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes, which will disproportionately affect the Black community.
What doesn't "disproportionately effect" the black community ?
The question is whether the Biden administration can successfully perform this balancing act—and win over Black Democratic skeptics.

Nearly 85 percent of Black smokers use menthol (as opposed to just 29 percent of white smokers), and its alluring cooling effect attracts more than half of all kids who smoke. The FDA says a menthol ban would save lives—650,000 over the next forty years—with more than a third of them Black people.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-12 03:18|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Margaret Sanger would not be pleased. Perhaps Pfizer could develop a menthol pill, patch, or vaccine ?

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-12 03:47|| 2022-05-12 03:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Back in the steel mill days, menthols were the only things that would open up my sinuses.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-12 06:41|| 2022-05-12 06:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Totalitarianism - total control over your life.
However, we'll legalize 'weed'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-05-12 07:23|| 2022-05-12 07:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Nearly 85 percent of Black smokers use menthol

Demoncrats just prefer to kill them before they are born.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-05-12 07:58|| 2022-05-12 07:58|| Front Page Top

#5

Liquid menthol can be purchased on Ebay, Amazon, and etc. A small 100% pure menthol bottle ($6.95) can coat a few cartons.

Then add little Liquid THC ($40) to the mix

Posted by NN2N1 2022-05-12 08:33|| 2022-05-12 08:33|| Front Page Top

#6

Liquid menthol can be purchased on Ebay, Amazon, and etc. A small 100% pure menthol bottle ($6.95) can coat a few cartons.

Then add little Liquid THC ($40) to the mix.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-05-12 08:34|| 2022-05-12 08:34|| Front Page Top

#7 "The FDA says a menthol ban would save lives" ... So those people would live forever. I was told, years ago, ... "no one gets out alive"

Posted by irish rage boy 2022-05-12 08:49|| 2022-05-12 08:49|| Front Page Top

#8 ...registered Democrats do live forever.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-05-12 09:01|| 2022-05-12 09:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Curb feelers. Bring back curb feelers for my F-150.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-12 09:40|| 2022-05-12 09:40|| Front Page Top

#10 /\ P2K, I have always found it fascinating how 'Liberals' can be 'Pro Pot' and 'Anti Tobacco' at the same time, or Pro Abortion and Anti Death Penalty...

Posted by magpie 2022-05-12 10:25|| 2022-05-12 10:25|| Front Page Top

#11 It's called doublethink, magpie.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-05-12 12:06|| 2022-05-12 12:06|| Front Page Top

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