Mississippi
Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalitions speaks out against menthol cigarettes
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – On Sunday, the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalitions made a cease at Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church in Gulfport to talk out towards menthol cigarettes.
In 2019, Congress banned all flavored tobacco merchandise – besides menthol cigarettes. In Venture Director Brian Creal’s eyes, this isn’t sufficient.
“Menthol cigarettes had been focused and unethically marketed in the direction of to African American communities because the 1960′s…” mentioned Creal. “I might argue that extra African People endure the in poor health results or die from using menthol cigarettes than heroin or any of the extra infamous narcotics and medicines mixed.”
The FDA introduced its proposed plan to ban menthol cigarettes final month.
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