This creates a homogeneous, consistent blend that machines can fill reliably at scale, the same process used to manufacture tobacco cigarettes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule banning menthol in 2022, and a 2024 US Surgeon General report highlighted that menthol products increase addiction and are: disproportionately used by Black people, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people, women and people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual
In addition to filing a return, cigarette and tobacco products distributors must file: Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) reporting
Then, finding reduced purchases, especially for 12- and 14-year olds, they estimated how much less, as adults in their 20s to mid-60s, those teenagers would smoke