NMA Statement on Biden Administration Delaying Proposed Menthol Cigarettes Ban – National Medical Association
President, National Medical Association The Biden Administration, today, declared that it is delaying the proposed plan to ban menthol cigarettes. Menthol cigarettes have been proven, by decades of research, to be a deadly and addictive tobacco product that disproportionately affects Black communities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously stated that prohibiting menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes would have significant public health impact. The National Medical Associati