Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
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April 26, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden's administration has delayed a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections.
In a statement Friday, Biden's top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration would take more time to consider feedback, including from civil rights groups.
"It's clear that there are still more conversations to have, and that will take significantly more time," Health and Human Ser...
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