In 2019, there were over 18.5 million menthol cigarette smokers aged 12 and older in the United States, with particularly high rates of use by young people, Black people and other minorities, the FDA said
In December 2022, the company also agreed to settle 10,000 claims for more than $1 billion
(I quickly disposed of the pack before some kids returning from school, club activities, or juku found it and sampled some of those apparently addictive and otherwise harmful tobacco products.) Often these butts are near drains, strategically discarded by the nicotine-fueled carrier on his way to work (almost always it is men I have seen do so)
Man smoking in street in Sydney, Australia Captions are provided by our contributors
There are some shops catering to tourists but the prices are not inflated because it's also where the locals shop