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The UK banned it in May 2020 so nearly 2 years ago. It actually helped me stop smoking, as I was using menthol filters in my rollies, as I had become not super
by bennyp101 4y ago
The UK banned it in May 2020 so nearly 2 years ago. It actually helped me stop smoking, as I was using menthol filters in my rollies, as I had become not super keen on “plain” taste.
Interestingly, when I searched for when the ban was introduced there was a BBC article from 2018 saying “ Tobacco shares hit by US menthol ban fear”
I guess it’s coming round again
- atlasunshrugged 4y agoYes, but didn't the UK do it in concert with an effort to promote harm reduction products (e.g. vapes, nicotine gum)? I spent a lot of time in London before covid and felt like there were more stores selling vape products than I would see in the US and much higher taxes on traditional tobacco products than in most U.S. states
- bennyp101 4y agoYea, tax on tobacco is high. They did also ban packs of 10 cigs, and smaller pouches of baccy. But yes, lots of vape shops came and went in my local town, some tried to be bars or cafes, but it seems just small stores now.
- atlasunshrugged 4y agoInteresting! I've never heard of packs of 10 cigs, was that just a marketing ploy to make them more affordable?
- fithisux 4y agoWhat helped me to stop smoking is the realization that governments are the real drug dealers.