As you may recall, the Nanny State under Joe Biden was planning to ban menthol cigarettes. They first planned to do it early last year, but then decided to postpone the plan to after the election because they were afraid it would cost them votes.
Now that the election is over and Joe Biden lost, the plan was hanging in the wind.
The new Trump administration just ended the plan for good. Isn’t it nice when adults have the freedom to decide these things for themselves?
BREAKING: Menthol cigarette ban withdrawn by Trump administration
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 24, 2025
The Hill reports:
Trump FDA officially withdraws long-delayed menthol cigarette ban
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn a rule that would have banned menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, putting a formal end to a policy that had been indefinitely delayed under the Biden administration.
A regulatory filing showed the rule had been “withdrawn” on Jan. 21, President Trump’s second day in office. The move is a significant blow to public health groups who said banning menthol had the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives, particularly among Black smokers.
“There is no justifiable reason to withdraw the FDA’s proposed rule to ban menthol,” said Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, managing attorney at Action on Smoking and Health. “Tobacco industry profits should never be prioritized over American lives, but unfortunately, that’s what has happened with the FDA withdrawing the proposed rule to ban menthol in tobacco products.”
The FDA declined to comment, pointing to a newly-ordered temporary ban on public communication.
This ban was unfairly targeted at black Americans, who heavily favor menthol cigarettes. Smoking continues to decline, but people have the right to make their own decisions.
— Keith Mattox (@KeithWMattox) January 24, 2025
Trump just killed Biden's menthol cigarette ban.
Good.
The government shouldn't tell you you can't smoke menthol cigarettes.
— Ross is Free. Eat a Dick. (@DenifLewesa) January 24, 2025
Freedom is a good thing. Trump understands that better than Biden and the Democrats.
