Source: WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 6/4/16

For anti-tobacco advocates, securing a ban on menthol favoring in tobacco and nicotine products would be tantamount to cutting the head off a dangerous snake. Menthol styles, which are mint-flavored, have proven controversial for decades because they are considered a smoother way to smoke traditional cigarettes, and because of their specific appeal to minority consumers.

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