An ordinance to raise the minimum age to purchase and possess tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21 in Minneapolis was put to vote in front of the entire city council this morning and passed unanimously.
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Tobacco sales proposal ignites ‘Menthol War’
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 30 percent of U.S. Blacks smoke cigarettes (25.5 percent), cigars (7.5 percent) or smokeless tobacco (two percent). Smoking can lead to heart disease, cancer and stroke, and Blacks have the highest rates, adds the CDC. Researchers also report that menthol, which might be more addictive than […]