The Biden administration decided to delay a ban on menthol cigarettes after receiving criticism from black voters and cigarette companies.
President Joe Biden and his administration have considered a looming ban on menthol cigarettes since 2021.
While health officials have been in favor of banning menthol cigarettes because black smokers are far more likely to purchase menthol cigarettes than white smokers, groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have argued that such a ban would have “serious racial justice implications.”
Gwen Carr — the mother of Eric Garner, who died in July 2014 after Daniel Pantaleo, a former New York Police Department officer, placed him in a chokehold — has spoken out against the ban.
Garner was stopped outside a convenience
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