Biden Administration Again Delays Decision on Banning Menthol Tobacco

Jeffrey A. Singer

In April 2022, the Food and Drug Administration announced plans to ban all menthol cigarettes and cigars. In December 2023, after several civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, expressed concerns about a blanket nationwide menthol ban exacerbating racial law enforcement disparities, the Biden administration announced a delay in finalizing rules to ban menthol tobacco until March 2024.

In a press release on April 26, Secretary of Health...