Robin Koval, CEO of the Truth Initiative, said in a statement that the findings should give a green light to the FDA and the Biden Administration to move swiftly to finalize the proposed rule to prohibit menthol in cigarettes. STATs coverage of chronic health issues is supported by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies
And with menthol e-cigarette sales on the rise, there are concerns that menthol in tobacco products most popular with young people are playing a role in addicting a new generation to nicotine
Since the 1950s, tobacco companies have focused marketing campaigns on specific groups, including Black people
"There's a persistent myth that adding tobacco to cannabis will make you more stoned, but we found that actually, it does nothing to improve the subjective experience," said the study's lead author, Chandni Hindocha (UCL Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit)
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