The FDAs proposed menthol ban is an overdue step forward in the long and difficult history of tobacco control
And subsequently there were reports of tobacco products appearing on the black market at inflated prices
There is clearly a market for these products
Between 2001 and 2019, the proportion of daily smokers aged 18 to 39 has halved, though figures have not improved in those in their 50s and 60s
Most would deem this an act of biological terrorism, call 000, and in quiet horror shepherd their children out of harms way
Dr Brendan Gogarty, of the University of Tasmania, wrote in The Conversation in 2016 that while smoking represents a significant social danger, the legislative response to social risks must be evidence-based and considerate of constitutional limits and civil rights