Michael Coleman: 'I thought smoking was cool.' Menthols nearly took life, ban sell it here

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Opinion: 'I know I was lucky to walk out of that hospital 21 years ago. The kids who try their first menthol cigarette or first flavored vape pen tomorrow might not be as fortunate,' writes former Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman.

, killing 45,000 African-Americans each year. The vast majority of those lives are lost specifically to menthol cigarettes.are born with a preference for menthol; we are very specifically and very successfully targeted with advertisements, free handouts, and strategic pricing. In the 1950s, prior to this concerted campaign, 10% of African-Americans smoked menthol; today it is 85%.

Our Coalition represents hundreds of individuals, more than 125 community groups, public health advocacy organizations and faith institutions, and we are growing every day. Together, we are respectfully asking our leaders to consider the health consequences of continuing to make theseIce Miller, the law firm where I now work, produced a study that exposes the predatory manner in which these products are sold in the city of Columbus.

 

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Michael Coleman: 'I thought smoking was cool.' Menthols nearly took life, ban sell it hereAs I struggled to breathe, I overheard medical staff discussing the possibility of putting me on a ventilator or administering a tracheotomy, Michael Coleman writes. What’s a “ban sell”? U mean the CD didn’t proof read….again? And “nearly took life….”? His life? Good lord grammar much? Words is hard This is hust criminalizing Black life. Classic WhiteSupremacy Why not ban chew? Mouth cancer and the disgusting spit bottles arent public nusiace enougu cos yt boys do it. Fuck this state is too damn corrupt.
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