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Re:F.D.A. Plans to Seek a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes by udp on Saturday November 10, 2018 @07:50AM (#18421125)
Nothing strategic there. It would be bizarre and unprecedented to ban any e-cigarette flavour. There are thousands, and there’s nothing special about menthol.
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Re:F.D.A. Plans to Seek a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes by dpark on Saturday November 10, 2018 @09:35AM (#18421450)
Nothing unprecedented about it. Most traditional cigarette flavors are banned, since 2009.
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Re:F.D.A. Plans to Seek a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes by 1stcity3rdcoast on Saturday November 10, 2018 @09:53AM (#18421513)
It just happened today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/national/health-scien...
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Re:F.D.A. Plans to Seek a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes by stevedt on Sunday November 11, 2018 @10:58AM (#18426973)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menthol

FTA: Menthol has local anesthetic and counterirritant qualities, and it is widely used to relieve minor throat irritation.

This makes it easier to get new smokers going without the coughing / throat irritation.

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