Menthol cigarettes are popular among Black and Latino smokers, and a Biden administration official cited civil rights as a reason the ban is being dropped. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
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Congress is trying to crack down on teenagers and young adults using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. Tony Dejak/AP hide caption
Why Tobacco Industry Giants Backed Raising The Minimum Age Of Purchase
Vanderbilt University professor John Geer sits for a video-taped deposition in 2014, defending his expert witness report which backed up the tobacco industry position that smokers knew of the health risks of smoking as early as the mid-1950s. Academics often provide testimony for the industry. Kenneth Byrd hide caption
Some Academics Quietly Take Side Jobs Helping Tobacco Companies In Court
A 15-year-old in Cambridge, Mass., shows off her vaping device in 2018. Schools and health officials across the U.S. are struggling to curb what they say is an epidemic of underage vaping. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Brett Gray (left) as Jamal Turner, and Peggy Blow as Abuela, a lovable, pot-smoking grandma, in the first season of the Netflix teen drama On My Block. Netflix/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Netflix Curbs Tobacco Use Onscreen, But Not Pot. What's Up With That?
The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyists. Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo for NPR hide caption
Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell
Morning dew glistens on a tobacco leaf in a field outside Rolesville, N.C. Despite a worldwide decline in production, tobacco remains North Carolina's most valuable crop. Allen Breed/AP hide caption
Advertisements paid for by tobacco companies say their products are deadly and were manipulated to be more addictive. Tobacco Free Kids hide caption
In Ads, Tobacco Companies Admit They Made Cigarettes More Addictive
Cartons of cigarettes on shelves at Discount Smoke Shop in Ballwin, Mo., in 2012 were much cheaper than cigarettes in most other states. Missouri's tobacco tax is still only 17 cents per pack, but will rise if either of two state ballot measures passes this month. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Why Tobacco Companies Are Spending Millions To Boost A Cigarette Tax
Low-dose pot-infused cookies, called the Rookie Cookie, sit on the packaging table Sept. 26 at The Growing Kitchen in Boulder, Colo. The state legalized recreational pot use last year. Brennan Linsley/AP hide caption
A woman smokes an electronic cigarette at a store in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Cigarette maker Reynolds American, which makes Camel, said it's buying Lorillard Inc. for $27 billion. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption