Menthol cigarettes appear to be on the verge of being banned by the FDA, driven by mounting pressure from advocacy groups such as the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council.

When menthol cigarettes weren't available, smokers who prefer menthol were less willing to buy other types of cigarettes. Instead, they turned to nicotine replacement products like patches or gum.

For the research, 639 adult menthol smokers made hypothetical choices between menthol and non-menthol cigarettes, menthol and ...

They then multiplied it by 11.9, the average daily number of cigarettes smoked among US adult menthol smokers, and by 365 to get the yearly reduction of cigarettes smoked—5.8 billion.

The FDA first began regulating e-cigarettes in August 2016 and it has authorized 27 e-cigarette products for sale in the U.S. to date, including Altria-owned NJOY’s menthol vape products.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes in her executive budget that the tax on a pack of cigarettes rise by $1 from its current $4.35. She's also seeking a more cutting-edge change — a statewide ban on the ...

When menthol cigarettes weren’t available, smokers who prefer menthol were less willing to buy other types of cigarettes. Instead, they turned to nicotine replacement products like patches or gum.

Menthol cigarettes are a leading cause of death among Black Americans; 81 percent of Black smokers use menthols, compared to 34 percent of white smokers. And there's a reason for that, ...

Menthol cigarettes represent nearly 40% of all cigarettes purchased and consumed by Americans. When menthol tobacco products were emerging in 1933, however, the brand Kool represented only 2% of the ...

The debate over Gov. Kathy Hochul's state budget proposal to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes is heating up. As part of her proposed budget, Hochul suggested banning the sale of all flavored vaping ...

Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products on May 17, 2018, at a store in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu/AP) Regarding the Jan. 20 editorial, “ Don’t let politics cloud a menthol cigarette ban ”: ...

Menthol cigarettes will be banned from April 1. Here’s why – and what else is changing Published: March 31, 2025 2:55pm EDT. Becky Freeman, University of Sydney. Author.