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the FDA is considering a ban on menthol cigarette sales (www.verifythis.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they could just regulate what they put in them instead? Good tobacco is pretty tasty and not insanely addictive. Why not just basically put them in legacy mode?

They’ve already hit a crazy stride with vapes. Maybe they could do a 5-10 year plan where the clean it up while also gaining the foothold that they have with younger people?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good tobacco is .. not insanely addictive

Nah, nicotine is very addictive by itself. But yes, the additives make it even worse.

I agree though, it's disappointing that governments don't have better labeling regulations on "sinful" products. Alcohol: why not require a list of ingredients and calories? Cigarettes: same thing, show what it has been processed with, etc? Like how the EU used to require showing how much tar and nicotine each cigarette contained, but realized all the producers started to fake the testing machines by designing holes in the filters (like "light" cigs) where the user's lips would otherwise cover when smoking.