Although it may be less harmful than tar-laden tobacco cigarettes, this is normalizing smoking as a habit again and may have an unwanted effect in the end. Additionally, a 2017 study on the potential health effects of vaping contradicts previous findings, suggesting that e-cigarettes are just as potentially harmful as tobacco cigarettes possibly even more so when it comes to causing DNA damage
"Internal studies do not indicate that menthol cigarettes are smoked any differently or more intensely than non menthol," according to Lorillard's William True
An American Cancer Society study found that 8,992 retail outlets were licensed to sell tobacco in New York as of October, and about a third of those were within 500 feet of a school
Its a great way for a tobacco company to get youngsters to join the ranks of smokers, without incurring the wrath of the regulatory agencies
The federal prohibition applies uniformly, but local law enforcement responses create significant geographical variation in actual consequences