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Posted inOpinion

The Black Menthol Debate: Power, Money, Cancer and Control

by Mesha Mainor | State RepresentativeJanuary 18, 2024January 18, 2024

A year ago, an African-American lobbyist lobbied Black legislators to sign a letter to send to the Biden Administration to ask for support to NOT ban menthol after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban in 2022. “Aren’t cigarettes cancerous, and if we make them more flavorful, more people will smoke cigarettes,” I […]

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Tybee Island bans smoking on the beach

by Mary Landers | The CurrentMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers

Which Georgia county has the highest percentage of smokers?

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareDecember 5, 2021December 5, 2021

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