No More Flavored Cigarettes
Lynchburg, VA – At the end of this month, flavored cigarettes, excluding menthol, will no longer be sold in the United States. It’s part of a new law signed into effect in June by President Barack Obama which gives the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco. The FDA is putting a ban on clove and flavored cigarettes because they say, they appeal and target children and teenagers.
Clove cigarettes represent less than 1% of cigarettes sold in the United States, yet sales bring in about $140 million annually. Some who sell cigarettes are concerned. “I don’t like it personally. It’s giving the government more control over cigarettes and tobacco.” Says David Wood. The nation’s top distributor of clove cigarettes is fighting back against the new federal laws. They’re now offering clove cigars.
