Nation Apr 29 Watch 6:14 The ‘predatory marketing’ behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives The FDA announced Thursday it hopes to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars, citing its particularly harmful impact on Black communities, to whom they were heavily marketed. William Brangham has more on the FDA's move and discusses it with Delmonte… By William Brangham
Health Apr 29 FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Nation Jan 12 New Jersey may become second state to raise smoking age to 21 New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill Monday that would fine retailers up to $1,000 for selling tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to people under 21 years of age. By Joshua Barajas
Health Feb 21 Tobacco companies resist corrective statement about harms of smoking Bloodied but unbeaten, the tobacco companies have plunged into another courtroom battle in an effort to stave off the humiliation of having to underwrite an ad campaign in which they brand themselves as liars. By Pete Yost, Associated Press