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She said the ban could be detrimental to many business owners who rely on those sales, particularly after a year that's already been tough

That's also still unclear, because there is no sales data yet

More than 380 localities across 13 states and Washington, D.C., have passed restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco products, with at least 190 limiting the sale of menthol cigarettes, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

More recently, the FDA has been taking action against Juul and teen e-cigarette use but has stopped short of changing the compliance deadline

She cited research estimates that banning menthol would prevent 630,000 tobacco-related deaths over 40 years, more than a third of them among African Americans

The FDA estimated that 18.5 million people smoked menthol cigarettes in 2019