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Access to quitting services can also be a challenge in Tobacco Nation

In an emailed statement, a Reynolds company spokesperson said, quote, "A menthol ban would fuel yet another extensive illicit market for unregulated and potentially more dangerous products in the U.S." The statement also said that bans are not an effective way to get people to stop smoking

However, once I heard about it, I decided to do some checking

Mackinac regularly surveys the black market in cigarettes

It is important to recognize the distinction between ROS that are derived directly from tobacco smoke and those that are formed indirectly ( e.g