Menthol cigarettes just got another step closer to being outlawed in New Jersey. The state Senate Health Committee on Thursday advanced a bipartisan but hotly debated bill that would ban the sale and distribution of menthol cigarettes in the Garden State - meaning tobacco-flavored cigarettes would be the only ones left legally allowed on store shelves here.
The U.S. banned flavored cigarettes in 2009 but excluded menthol, known for its cooling effect and minty flavor that helps mask the taste of tobacco. Menthol accounts for about one-third of all tobacco sales in America. The federal Food and Drug Administration announced plans in 2019 for a nationwide ban on menthol products, but officials say the regulatory process could take up to five years to complete.
While Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law banning flavored e-cigarette, or vaping, products in New Jersey in 2020, a plan to add a menthol cigarette ban at the time was put on hold.
Lawmakers revived the idea last year despite pushback from some convenience store owners and law enforcement officials. The state Assembly Health Committee approved the proposal last June. Now, the bill (S2667) is moving in the Senate. It would still need to be passed by the full Senate and Assembly before the governor could decide whether to sign it into law.
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That quarter you have in your pocket could be worth a lot more than you expected. An error on some 1999 Georgia state quarters has jacked up the value of some of the coins in circulation up to $10,000.
Georgia state quarters have several types of errors. These include the biggest error of all — coin designs pressed onto experimental metals, such as planchets, that were meant to be used for the Sacagawea dollar.
The Georgia coins were among the first state quarters produced in the 50-state series, according to U.S. Coins Guide. When the U.S. Mint was experimenting with different types of metals for coins, they were testing out one with a gold tint meant for the Sacagawea dollar coin in 2000.
The mint tested out the alloy metal on the Georgia coins, but ultimately decided not to use it for the state quarters. The coins made using the special metal are still in circulation and are highly sought after by collectors. Some Georgia quarters made with the experimental metal have sold for as much as $10,000 and another quarter sold for $7,200 last year
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In the early 1930”s the Kool Cigarette company decided the best way to advertise their cigarettes was with a cartoon penguin. Weird as it seem they released this cartoon short in 1935. Most likely this would of been shown between some newsreels for a movie peg for a mature audience.
The penguin in this short would later became the Kool company’s first mascot named Willie. If you want to know which one Willie is in this cartoon. I assumed he is one of the penguins that are smoking because in countless other ads with Willie he is always holding or smoking a cigarette.
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Consumption of “magic” mushrooms and other hallucinogens by young adults nearly doubled over the past three years, a new study has found, illustrating the accelerating pace of America’s “psychedelic revolution” and growing societal acceptance of mind-altering drugs.
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Nice to see New Jersey is making a new market for cigarette smugglers that specialize in menthol ones.
ReplyDeleteAnd when two sides switch positions, we haven't come "full circle." We've come half circle. Only when we get back to the original positions have we come full circle.
ReplyDeleteSo, was Tom trying to hit on Trans Jerry, or Drag Jerry ?
ReplyDeleteIf the government was honest (okay, stop laughing), smoking would have been outlawed long before now. We've known the harms since the 60s, but even California won't outlaw it since it brings in so much revenue. The government makes more off cigarette sales than anyone else in the chain from farmer to retailer.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly, Biden is going for a complete ban on cigarettes. I predict it will fail, for the reasons anonymous stated above. Did not anybody in NJ consider the demographic which buys the most menthol cigarettes and how they act when they don't get their way? And just what are tobacco farmers supposed to do, just fribble off and die?
ReplyDeleteProhibition didn't work with alcohol, drugs or guns. So now they're going to try it with cigarettes??
Some of my cousins are tobacco farmers. Their position is that they'll be okay if the US makes cigarettes illegal. Most of their profit comes from overseas. I admit that they may he a bit short sighted. If the US bans cigarettes, odds are other countries will follow suit.
DeleteKools were too strong for me but Kool Milds were my cigaret of choice until I stopped smoking in my early 30s. I had clients all over the country and my trusty pack was always up on my van's dashboard. My gal still sneaks one occasionally, man they smell horrible.
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