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In the EU, menthol cigarettes have been banned for about two years now. The main argument appears to be that it makes it easier / less unpleasant to smoke [1, i

• bombcar 4y ago
  People would still smoke normal cigarettes, in the groups I was in during college nobody smoked menthols but they certainly had opinions about cigarettes, including the manufacturing location of even the same brand. The world needs to come to a decision of the side-effects of cigarettes are something we're willing to accept. We've already made that decision on alcohol, though arguably its effects are more closely tied to the moment of consumption.
• robonerd 4y ago
  > At the age of 13 or so, the first cigarettes I smoked were menthol, because the other ones were simply too gross. This is by design. The tobacco industry researched the matter themselves years ago, found the level of menthol that teenagers prefer the most, and adjusted their product formulations accordingly. > I'm curious though, as to why people would not simply start smoking "normal" cigarettes if menthol ones were banned. Kids who start 'experimentally' smoking are more likely to stick with it (subsequently developing an addiction) if they smoke menthol cigarettes, specifically because the anesthetic and analgesic effects of menthol make the experience less unpleasant for them. The tobacco industry figured this out and specifically reformulated their cigarettes to optimize for this. They are murderers.