Georgia House: The Black Menthol Debate - Power, Money, Cancer and Control
January 05, 2024
January 05, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 5 -- The Georgia House issued the following statement on Jan. 4, 2024, by State Rep. Mesha Mainor:
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A year ago, an African-American lobbyist lobbied Black legislators to sign a letter to send to the Biden Administration to ask for support to NOT ban menthol after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban in 2022. "Aren't cigarettes cancerous, and if we make them more flavorful, more people will smoke cigarettes," I . . .
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A year ago, an African-American lobbyist lobbied Black legislators to sign a letter to send to the Biden Administration to ask for support to NOT ban menthol after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban in 2022. "Aren't cigarettes cancerous, and if we make them more flavorful, more people will smoke cigarettes," I . . .