One group says a ban could lead to a misuse of power by police while the other says big tobacco uses menthol-flavored products to lure the public into consuming the cancer-causing product
Protestors held competing rallies in Manhattan Thursday over a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes The issue is dividing members of the Black community.Protestors held competing rallies outside in Lower Manhattan Thursday over a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes The issue is dividing members of the Black community.
"We don't need more interaction by police enforcement, we had enough," Gwen Carr, Garner's mother, said at the demonstration outside City Hall. "Why aren't we addressing all the cigarettes? It's discriminatory." A proposed ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes and a tax increase on other tobacco products are part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's fiscal 2024 budget.
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