So once youve gone to the Venice dispensary, picked up some of the finest strains imaginable, and checked out the Boardwalk mayhem, cruise on up PCH for the sunset
Even the tobacco plants themselves, though naturally vegan, become part of this ethical conflict when cultivated by companies that rely on animal testing in their product pipeline
The FDA, citing a previous study, has projected that ending menthol sales would lead an additional 923,000 smokers to quit, including 230,000 African Americans in the first 13 to 17 months after a ban goes into effect. The agency also points to another study, which produced findings suggesting a menthol ban would save 633,000 total lives, including about 237,000 deaths averted for African Americans. Whatever the numbers turn out to be, the ban is unlikely to happen within the next year
Its clear that there are still more conversations to have, and that will take significantly more time. Massachusetts, California and Washington, D.C., already prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes, and Oregon and Washington state are weighing similar bans
