THE sale of menthol cigarettes has been banned throughout Spain from today. The ban is part of the EU Tobacco Product Directive laws which was introduced in May 2014 and became applicable to ...

menthol replacement, green and new packs to the market postban. At one store in each city, all unique packs of cigarettes available were purchased. A pack was considered unique if it differed in at ...

Over 90% of ads promoted Camel, Marlboro and Newport menthol cigarettes. A majority (87%) of direct mail ads contained coupons or other incentives known to appeal to price-sensitive customers. Only ...

Public health and civil rights groups have lobbied vigorously for the ban, citing the disproportionate harms of menthol cigarettes on black Americans. But critics fear prohibition could give rise ...