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By Derrick Z. Jackson | Saturday, September 26, 2009 | The Boston Globe

“…The menthol exemption also leaves dangling in political midair explosive charges of racism. Menthol cigarettes are vastly disproportionately popular among African-Americans, with 80 percent of black smokers preferring menthol. According to the government, 30 percent of all cancer deaths are tied to cigarette smoking and African-Americans are 21 percent more likely to have lung cancer than white Americans. Smoking is tied to heart disease and strokes, and African-American men are twice as likely as white men to have strokes….”… BS

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/09/26/lets_ban_all_flavors_of_cigarettes?mode=PF