More than 85 years ago, the Federal Trade Commission regulated the combustible tobacco industry and prohibited it from making weight loss claims, 5o years ago, the same agency prohibited it from using the images of doctors and nurses to sell its products, and 5 years ago the Food and Drug Administration prohibited the industry from using descriptors such as mild, light, ultra etc
Turquoise combines a delicate peppermint cooling with a real tobacco base underneath
Blunt filters make smoking way better
But PMI still has some work to do if organizations like the tobacco-free Truth Initiative are going to buy its position

Ban On Menthol, Flavored Tobacco To Take Effect Monday -- WBUR (May 2020) No Menthol Sunday Goes Virtual for 2020 -- Milwaukee Courier (May 2020) Milwaukee retailers take part in 'No Menthol Sunday' -- WTMJ (May 2020) Campaign draws attention to impact of menthol on vaping, African American community -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (May 2020) Sunday May 17, 2020 declared No Menthol Sunday throughout the State of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Courier (May 2020) House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes -- Chicago Tribune (Mar 2020) No more menthol cigarettes: New ban on tobacco, vape flavors -- Associated Press (Nov 2019) New York City Council Votes to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes, Needs to Crack Down on Menthol Cigarettes Next -- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Nov 2019) Opinion: As The Vaping Industry Fights The Government, Remember Big Tobaccos Menthol Playbook -- Buzzfeed (Oct 2019) San Francisco approves ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarette liquids -- CNBC (June 2018) Minneapolis City Council approves menthol tobacco restriction -- Star Tribune (Aug 2017)
