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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule banning menthol in 2022, and a 2024 US Surgeon General report highlighted that menthol products increase addiction and are: disproportionately used by Black people, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people, women and people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual

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"And it was the one that was in fact left on the market." Tobacco companies have spent decades aggressively marketing menthol in Black communities

Branded gear by these companies, which is now somewhat collectable, feels ironic when everyone knows that smoking kills. But vaping, which gained popularity after it was introduced in the U.S