Cigarette sales increase for first time in 2020...menthol 54.5% of all cig revenue

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

This is absolutely fukking insane.

75% of menthol cigarettes purchased by Black ppl

54.5% of all cig sales are menthol

This means Black folks, who are only 14% of the US population represent, buy almost 41% of the cigarettes in the country.

Figures I've seen are around $80 BILLION a year is spent on cigarettes annually in the US.

Cigarette sales went up for the first time in 20 years during the pandemic - CNN

 

[88m3]

NYS was talking about bannign menthol, I hope they go through with it

 

[greenvale]

Would love to see a breakdown by age. I'm sure a good amount of these folks are people who used to Juul

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

Totally believe it.

 

[jeh]

I'd for sure thought it would be alcohol sales

 

[hashmander]

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

@AnonymityX1000 seems to feel removing menthols is an affront to black americans and biden turning his back on the black community

Biden Seems Determined to Ruin His Black Shpport Numbers

 

[MasterOfAllHeSurveyz]

This is absolutely fukking insane.

75% of menthol cigarettes purchased by Black ppl

54.5% of all cig sales are menthol

This means Black folks, who are only 14% of the US population represent, buy almost 41% of the cigarettes in the country.

Figures I've seen are around $80 BILLION a year is spent on cigarettes annually in the US.

Cigarette sales went up for the first time in 20 years during the pandemic - CNN

And people get mad at me when I say their spending priorities are fukked up. Not only that, but buying shyt that kills you.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

@AnonymityX1000 seems to feel removing menthols is an affront to black americans and biden's attempt at turning his back on the black community tho

Biden Seems Determined to Ruin His Black Shpport Numbers

It is. lol

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

There are some Black organizations that are fighting against the proposed ban on menthol cigarettes by arguing sales would just go underground, creating a black market that is unable to be regulated etc.

 

[Red Shield]

There are some Black organizations that are fighting against the proposed ban on menthol cigarettes by arguing sales would just go underground, creating a black market that is unable to be regulated etc.

Yep

 

[banner34]

There are some Black organizations that are fighting against the proposed ban on menthol cigarettes by arguing sales would just go underground, creating a black market that is unable to be regulated etc.

The illegal cigarette market is already big in NYC.

 

[areohbee824]

All time WOAT habit. 4 years clean in April

 

[bnew]

those numbers are insane

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Stressful times