Bill Gives Menthol Cigarettes a Break

Some public health experts are questioning why menthol, the most widely used cigarette flavoring and the most popular cigarette choice of African-American smokers, is receiving special protection as Congress tries to regulate tobacco for the first time.

The legislation, which would give the Food and Drug Administration the power to oversee tobacco products, would try to reduce smoking's allure to young people by banning most flavored ... Full Story »

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by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 1, 2008

Balanced discussion of the pro's and con's of legislation regulating cigarettes and cigarette flavors. Clearly written.

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