Al Sharpton, who recently met with administration officials, said in a letter to the White House that a prohibition would exacerbate existing, simmering issues around racial profiling, discrimination, and policing. He urged the administration, instead, to create a commission to study the potential effects of a menthol ban on Black communities
The hardening hypothesis proposes that as the prevalence of smoking in a population declines, a greater proportion of the remaining smokers will have less motivation to quit, be more dependent on smoking, will make fewer quit attempts and will be less likely to quit
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This would generate anywhere from ~$1.5-$2.5B in nicotine pouch sales alone
presidential election, found null effects on political knowledge, polarization, perceived legitimacy of the election, political participation, candidate favorability, and turnout (Allcott et al., 2025)