Unlike all previous menthol brands, which impregnated the aromatic compound directly into the tobacco, Salem instead provided its burst of minty freshness to unflavored tobacco by way of a mentholated filter
The ordinance also would prohibit the commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection from issuing any new retail tobacco dealer license or renewing any existing tobacco dealer license for a retail tobacco store within the designated area
We should take advantage of that, for goodness sake, and increase the cigarette tax in Kentucky by at least $1 and then tax all other nicotine products at parity with the cigarette tax. After the initial boost in cigarette-tax revenue from the rate hikes in 2011 and 2018, revenue from the tax declined 24% from 2019 to 2024
Most importantly, they contradict the evidence
Plus, at 48 pounds, its still potentially light enough for one person to lift it into a truck bed or carry it up a set of stairs