Roland Martin
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Roland BLASTS civil rights groups for opposing ban on menthol cigarettes
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December 8, 2023
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24:07Now PlayingThe much-debated federal rules banning menthol flavoring in cigarettes have been delayed.
Health advocates believe the postponement by the Biden Administration is to avoid alienating Black voters, who disproportionately smoke menthol-flavored tobacco products.
Wednesday the federal government published its regulatory to-do list, officially known as the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The final menthol rule is now expected in March, according to the calendar.
The use of cigarettes, cigars, and cigarillos was highest among Black youth in 2022. Black Americans die disproportionately from heart attacks, lung cancer, strokes, and other tobacco-related diseases.
- Nearly 85% of all non-Hispanic Black smokers use menthol cigarettes, compared to
30% of non-Hispanic White smokers.
- From 2011 to 2018, declines in menthol cigarette use were observed among non-Hispanic White youth but not among non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic youth.
- studies estimate that 324,000 to 654,000 deaths in the next 40 years will be attributable to smoking and 92,000 to 238,000 deaths from the Black community.
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