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Between 1980-2018, an estimated 1.5 million African Americans began smoking menthol cigarettes

--- (1941) President Roosevelts Annual Message (Four Freedoms) to Congress (1941) [January 6, 1941]

"Senate okays smoking ban"

An official with Altria Group Inc., one of the big tobacco companies, said a total ban on menthol cigarettes or flavored cigars would be an extreme measure not supported by the science and evidence. Murray Garnick, Altrias general counsel, said the company expects that establishing product standards on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars will be a multi-year, deliberative process. UPDATES: 11 a.m.: This article was updated with expert and industry comments

The filter tip also saves the industry millions of tons of tobacco, by occupying most of the space in the cigarette butt