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Lawsuit Aims to Ban Menthols, Big Tobacco’s Bait for Black Smokers
Menthol—the last tobacco flavor allowed to be sold in the U.S. market and an $85 billion-a-year business for companies.
14 Oct 2020, 03:44 PM IST
(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- When Charles Debnam started smoking at age 9, he recalls, you could buy a doughnut, a soda, and a pack of menthols for $1. He’d seen older friends—about 13 or 15—smoking them in his Black neighborhood in Washington, D.C., and he found the smooth flavor appealing. “It feels good,” he says. “It’s like you’re sucking on a peppermint.”
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