The state's Supreme Judicial Court ruling in early 2024 gave towns the explicit legal authority to pass these bansa crucial green light that had been missing elsewhere
That same study has shown that menthol cigarettes are the preferred cigarette type among youth and black smokers
Britain's Health Secretary Wes Streeting called it "an historic moment for the nation's health," saying prevention was better than cure
This is not surprising, given that cigarette manufacturers have historically targeted African American communities with menthol marketing campaigns
But the model it is following was written, years earlier, at a town meeting in a Boston suburb.
These extend to the public health burden from smoking-related lung disease, diabetes, stroke, and heart attack, and the extra taxpayer dollars needed to fund it