Steve Forbes: What's Ahead
Spotlight: "What Is The FDA Inhaling?": Steve Forbes Slams Proposed Menthol Cigarette Rules
Jun 17, 2022
Steve Forbes, businessman and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, slams the FDA's proposed rules to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. He questions their effectiveness and coherence, highlighting the potential consequences and disproportionate impact of such a proposal.
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- The proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars by the FDA may result in an increase in illicit activities and disrespect for authority.
- The prohibition would disproportionately affect black smokers who overwhelmingly favor menthol cigarettes, and the FDA's enforcement plan raises concerns about stopping and frisking individuals suspected of possessing these illegal products.
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Prohibition of Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing rules to prohibit menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, claiming that the lack of minty taste will reduce smoking, especially among young people. However, this move is seen as misbegotten, with concerns that it will result in an increase in illicit activities and disrespect for authority. Prohibition of flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts in 2019 led to a smuggling market, and a nationwide ban would likely result in a similar impact, with illegal products entering the country from foreign sources. Additionally, such prohibition would potentially lead to the unsafe production of menthol cigarettes and flavored small cigars.
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