This will not help any addicts to quit. I’m guessing they’re hoping this will stop creating new addicts?
I’m not so sure. I’m not black, but I did used to smoke menthols when I smoked. If they weren’t available… I just sucked it up and smoked regular cigarettes. The important thing in the end was that nicotine hit.
This reminds me of the increased regulations they imposed on flavored cigarettes years ago and I could remember an interview with a farmer worrying about his crop of burley tobacco also potentially getting banned because even though it’s tobacco it has a drastically different, much sweeter flavor. I suspect this is because it’s not about regulation to many people as much as it’s about moving another step towards totally outlawing tobacco.
I’m not in favor of outlawing it, but if you’re going to outlaw cannabis, which is less dangerous and mostly just psychologically addictive, you should outlaw tobacco. It’s a ridiculous double-standard.
Well, cannabis (and cocaine) is only schedule 1 so they can throw hippies and minorities in prison (literally from the mouth of one of the people responsible for it).
I think that most smokers don’t even like menthols. When I used to smoke, and someone would ask to bum a cigarette from me, I’d always say “sure, but they’re menthols” and the majority of the time they would decline.
I mean I liked my Newports when I smoked. I was never a big time smoker but my grandpa was a two pack a day Kools smoker back in the day. We liked them. My dad and one of my brothers where big time wintergreen dippers as well
These days I mostly smoke a cigar a few times a year with some buddies while grilling.
I am always reminded of the TMNT movie, kid goes to join the foot clan and the recruiter(?) offers him a carton of cigarettes and asks “regular, or menthol”, winks, and then tosses the menthol at a random person.
This will not help any addicts to quit. I’m guessing they’re hoping this will stop creating new addicts?
I’m not so sure. I’m not black, but I did used to smoke menthols when I smoked. If they weren’t available… I just sucked it up and smoked regular cigarettes. The important thing in the end was that nicotine hit.
This reminds me of the increased regulations they imposed on flavored cigarettes years ago and I could remember an interview with a farmer worrying about his crop of burley tobacco also potentially getting banned because even though it’s tobacco it has a drastically different, much sweeter flavor. I suspect this is because it’s not about regulation to many people as much as it’s about moving another step towards totally outlawing tobacco.
I’m not in favor of outlawing it, but if you’re going to outlaw cannabis, which is less dangerous and mostly just psychologically addictive, you should outlaw tobacco. It’s a ridiculous double-standard.
Well, cannabis (and cocaine) is only schedule 1 so they can throw hippies and minorities in prison (literally from the mouth of one of the people responsible for it).
So, you can’t defeat that reasoning with logic.
Cocaine is schedule 2. So is meth.
I think that most smokers don’t even like menthols. When I used to smoke, and someone would ask to bum a cigarette from me, I’d always say “sure, but they’re menthols” and the majority of the time they would decline.
I mean I liked my Newports when I smoked. I was never a big time smoker but my grandpa was a two pack a day Kools smoker back in the day. We liked them. My dad and one of my brothers where big time wintergreen dippers as well
These days I mostly smoke a cigar a few times a year with some buddies while grilling.
From what I understand (and someone please do correct me if I’m wrong), they’re quite popular in the black community amongst people who smoke.
Yup. The article states that it’s in part due to black focused ad campaigns that ran for decades.
I am always reminded of the TMNT movie, kid goes to join the foot clan and the recruiter(?) offers him a carton of cigarettes and asks “regular, or menthol”, winks, and then tosses the menthol at a random person.