Maybe this entire expedition was going to turn out terribly, and it would be her fault
Fast-forward to this week, when the Biden Administration announced its desire to ban menthol cigarettes in the United States, with the intention to help significantly reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products. The proposal is not new, and in fact has been kicked around Washington DC for years, provoking much harsh reaction from a wide coterie of groups, including the Council on Racial Equality (CORE), the National Black Chamber of Commerce, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and numerous police organizations all of whom see this move as potentially creating more harm than good within African-American communities
Hartmann-Boyce et al., 2016)
The main sponsor of the New Jersey bill is Assemblyman Herb Conaway, who is also a physician from Burlington County
Clove cigarettes are perceived to be more sophisticated and stylish than traditional cigarettes, and they are often seen as a status symbol among young adults
Altria offered cig-a-like products and then pod products, but JLI offered only pod products
