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Members of the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association, which represents retail business interests in the state, support raising the age to 21, but they oppose the permit requirement, said Andy Ellen, president and general counsel, in a statement
In a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and members of Congress, the ACLU noted that about 80% of Black smokers prefer menthol cigarettes, and warned the ban "will trigger criminal penalties, which will disproportionately impact people of color," lead to "constitutional policing," and "prioritize criminalization over public health and harm reduction." While acknowledging that it would be best if no one smoked, the ACLU also seemed to question the necessity of the menthol ban, citing government data showing "cigarette use is down to 2.3% from 13% in 2002" and that among underage African-Americans it's down to 1.1%
If all else fails and patients can no longer deal with the unwelcome smell, surgery to sever parts of the olfactory nerves can help resolve the problem
In short, the ingredients in e-cigarette liquid have caused users health problems