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The measure, which would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament.

Menthols are disproportionately used by Black smokers and young people. Supporters of the plan have tried to assure the White House that a ban will not hurt the president's reelection chances.

The agency says the menthol flavor gets people hooked easier and makes it harder for them to break the addiction.

In West Virginia, more adults use cigarettes than anywhere else in the nation, according to the CDC.

Florida has three failing grades in the annual State of Tobacco report. Among those most hurt by tobacco products are Orange County's Black residents.

Researchers explored trends in cigarette smoking among adolescents in grades 9-12 using CDC data from 1991 to 2021.

In 2022, there were about 1.25 billion tobacco users ages 15 and older, down from 1.36 billion in 2000. But countries around the world had set a bigger goal.

Casinos in several states are fighting efforts to ban smoking, and trying to roll back existing anti-smoking laws. One planned facility even moved outside a city’s limits because of voter-approved smoking restrictions.

Currently, the state park system mostly follows the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, which bars smoking inside buildings.

Rishi Sunak’s office said the incremental changes could almost completely phase out smoking in young people as soon as 2040.