In addition to blended tobacco and water, L&M cigarettes contain 26 additional ingredients, which include: molasses, phenylacetic acid, and the oil of patchouli
The FDA "recognizes concerns related to how state and local law enforcement may enforce their own laws in a manner that may impact equity and community safety, particularly for underserved and underrepresented communities." Its solution is to request public comment on "policy considerations related to the potential racial and social justice implications of the proposed product standards." The case of Eric Garner, who was killed by New York City police in 2014 during an arrest for selling untaxed cigarettes, gives you some idea of what the menthol ban will mean in practice
Walgreens spokesman Jim Cohn said in an email Tuesday that the company continues, on a regular basis, to consider the issue of whether to sell tobacco
Fines for failing to follow the rule could be as high as 10,000 yuan ($1,600) for the places and could be up to 200 yuan for smokers