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In response to "Tonight I talked to a woman who works for R.J.Reynolds. She's here in Portland removing menthol cigarettes from their customer's shelves. -- nm" by Meg

That sounds inter--

Posted by Reluctant Cynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Jun 12 '22, 22:39

Wait, what?

Why are they removing menthol cigarettes from store shelves?

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a recent study showed menthol cigarettes were the #1 choice by ethnic kids as their starter cigarette. they were banned 6 months ago and manufacturers -- (edited) - Peglegpete Jun 12, 22:44 4
- Ah! Gotcha. Thanks. - Reluctant Cynic Jun 12, 22:56 3
  - which I think is nice but almost pointless since Big Tobacco probably has R&D making 50 different fruit flavors to replace them -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 12, 23:19 2
    - That's not possible as flavoring of any kind is banned in cigarettes and cigars. -- nm - Krusty Jun 13, 04:21
    - that pretty much was the major part of the Vape industry, they'll have to figure out growing tobacco genetically crossed with maple or mint -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 23:36
Not sure if it's the city, but seems some areas have banned menthol effective June 15. -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 22:43 1
- Hmm, don't see the ruling was finalized. Wonder if Reynolds is just getting in ahead of the curve? -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 22:49

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