Eighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Preventative Medicine, placed a full-page ad in Sunday’s edition of the Washington Post in support of a federal ban on menthol in cigarettes and all flavored cigars.
“The answer is clear,” the full-page ad says. “Saving lives starts by ending the sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars.
“Smoking kills nearly half a million people in the United States each year, and these addictive, deadly products are a big part of the problem. The FDA and White House have our full support to release lifesaving rules prohibiting menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars.”
“Vaguely civilized” my man what the fuck are you talking about? Is Germany one of those civilized healthcare places? Because I can get beer and cigarettes out of a vending machine there without an ID and wanna guess what the number 1 and number 2 causes of death are in most countries? Heart attacks and cancer. Which both HEAVILY contribute to.
Either ban things that cause harm and increase costs and strain on public services in full or shut up. It’s a long fucking list that’s gonna include a lot of things you enjoy.
That’s not even getting into the possible “fun suprises” we’ll have from all of the microplastics in our bodies.