Lorillard Inc. (LO): Will the FDA Stub Out Menthol Cigarettes?

Yet with no scientific basis for banning menthol cigarettes outright since they’re no more harmful than regular cigarettes, and with the possibility that the ban could lead to a black market in their trade that would raise costs as well as crime, the agency is resorting to tugging at heartstrings and highlighting the risk of teen smoking.

It punted the final decision, though, by asking for more public input, but by doing so has put the issue on the front burner again for consumer activists who want to ban smoking altogether.

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