Concerns about over-policing threaten to stall a ban on menthol cigarettes and undermine a major tobacco regulation a decade in the making
“The proposed ban could also have serious economic and criminal justice implications for communities across the nation,” Rep., said in a statement. It will “disproportionately impact African Americans and lower-income communities while tobacco products commonly used by predominantly white or more affluent populations goes unchecked.” McEachin has voted against legislation that would have banned menthol cigarettes.
As a result, these individuals incur more of the health consequences from smoking than other races and ethnicities. A 2021 study found that although Black Americans make up 12 percent of the population, they incurred 41 percent of all deaths and 50 percent of the years of life lost due to menthol cigarettes between 1980 and 2018.
“FDA has very publicly stated that they don’t have any intent to criminalize people who are simply possessing menthol products, but they don’t understand the link between enforcement on the ground and law enforcement interventions,” said Diane Goldstein, the chair of the board of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, a nonprofit group focused on criminal justice and drug policy reforms. LEAP has received funding from R.J.
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