Biden Administration Shelves Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Biden Administration Shelves Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes·The Wall Street Journal
Jennifer Maloney
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The White House is reversing course after weighing the health benefits of the ban against the political risk of angering Black voters.

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