Smokers are "very good at getting the amount of nicotine they want from the cigarettes," Shadel said
The rationale for the ban is, therefore, to reduce the appeal of cigarettes to potential new smokers, particularly the youth, and to address the higher addiction rates and health disparities associated with menthol cigarette use
Another 62,300 emergency department-treated injuries were associated with nursery products among children younger than 5 years of age in 2016, and there were also 284 deaths associated with nursery products among the same age group between 2012 and 2014
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In a fiscal note attached to the bill, the Office of Legislative Services said a menthol ban could cost the state up to $205 million in cigarette tax revenue and $38 million in sales tax collections annually, though it noted the impact would likely be diminished by some smokers picking up unflavored cigarettes