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That article spoke out not only on the proposed tax increase of 775% on pipe tobacco, (which could still happen), but on how wrong it is to tax any lifestyle choices

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Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) announced last week that it was issuing proposed standards in the next year to ban menthol as a flavor in cigarettes citing clear science and evidence establishing the addictiveness and harm of these products to minority groups who say that menthol has led to lower rates of quitting and higher rates of death

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