WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is walking away from a plan to permanently bar menthol cigarettes, for now.
Regulators had already pushed back the ban several times amid concerns that it would unfairly target Black smokers and potentially alienate voters. Yet the regulation is heavily backed by public health groups and a number of federal health officials, who insist it is still in the works, just delayed — again.
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