{"id":2117440,"date":"2023-12-06T12:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-delays-menthol-ban-amid-political-pressure-report\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T13:00:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:00:45","slug":"biden-admin-delays-menthol-ban-amid-political-pressure-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-delays-menthol-ban-amid-political-pressure-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration postpones menthol ban due to political pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-delays-menthol-ban-amid-political-pressure-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2117440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Biden Administration Faces Pressure to Delay Proposed Ban on Menthol\u2063 Cigarettes<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration is set to announce\u200d its regulatory agenda on Wednesday, which includes a plan to remove menthol \u200bcigarettes from the market. However, due\u200d to mounting political pressure during an election year,\u200c the ban may \u200dface a further delay, as reported by the <em>Washington Post<\/em> citing anonymous officials.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that delaying the ban would disproportionately impact black communities, potentially \u2063angering black voters who use menthol cigarettes and affecting President Joe Biden&#8217;s chances of re-election.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2021, the Biden administration initially announced its plans to\u200c ban menthol cigarettes. The FDA proposed the rules a year later, originally aiming to finalize them in August of this \u2064year. However, the administration \u2063later hinted at \u2064finalizing them in January 2024. The current plan to wait until March is not binding, and the administration could issue the final rule sooner. One official mentioned that \u2063delaying the finalization of the rules could make it easier for a Republican successor to reverse them.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the <em>Washington\u2062 Free Beacon<\/em> reported that opponents of the ban warned about\u2064 its \u200cdisproportionate impact on black individuals, potentially putting them at risk \u2063of arrest. \u200cThe left-wing American Civil Liberties Union also raised concerns \u200dabout \u200bthe\u2063 proposed rule&#8217;s &#8220;serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-bidens-menthol-ban-endangers-black-bodies\/\" title=\"How Biden\u2019s Menthol Ban Endangers Black Bodies\">racial justice implications<\/a>&#8221; in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there is evidence that \u200bvoters in Pennsylvania, a swing state, disapprove of the proposed ban. An August 2022 poll revealed that 52 percent of Pennsylvania voters were against it. Recent polls have also shown former President Donald Trump leading\u2064 over Biden in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the concerns about the ban \u2062disproportionately \u2063impacting black communities\u200c and potentially putting them at risk of\u2062 arrest?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Biden administration is\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympics-organizers-defend-china-with-undated-image-of-missing-tennis-star-peng-shuai\/\" title=\"Olympics Organizers Defend China with Undated Image of Missing Tennis Star Peng Shuai\">facing significant pressure<\/a> to delay its proposed\u2063 ban on menthol cigarettes. The administration is set to release its regulatory \u2062agenda\u2064 on Wednesday, which includes plans to remove menthol cigarettes\u2062 from the market. However, \u2064anonymous officials\u200c cited by \u200bthe Washington \u200dPost suggest that\u200c political pressure during an election year may result \u2062in a further \u2064delay of the ban.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue\u2064 that\u200d delaying the ban would\u2064 disproportionately impact black communities, which\u2064 could anger black voters \u2063who use menthol cigarettes. This, in turn,\u200b may affect President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u200d chances \u200bof re-election. The \u2062disproportionate impact on black communities has been a \u2064concern since the ban was initially \u2062announced by the Biden administration in April 2021. The Food and\u2062 Drug Administration (FDA) proposed\u2063 the rules a year later, with an original \u200baim to finalize them by August of\u200b this year. However, \u200dlater \u2064statements from the administration suggested that finalizing the \u200crules could be \u200cdelayed until January 2024. The current plan to\u2062 wait until \u200bMarch is\u2064 not binding, and the administration could issue the final rule sooner.\u2062 As one official mentioned, delaying the finalization of the rules could make it easier for a\u200b Republican successor to reverse \u200cthem.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the ban, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon last year, have warned about its disproportionate impact\u2063 on black individuals, potentially putting them\u2063 at risk\u2064 of arrest. The left-wing\u2064 American\u200d Civil\u200b Liberties \u2063Union has also \u2063raised concerns about the proposed rule&#8217;s &#8220;serious racial justice implications&#8221; in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, there is\u200d evidence that voters in Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state, \u200ddisapprove of the proposed ban. An August 2022 poll revealed that\u200c 52 percent of Pennsylvania voters were against the ban. Recent polls have also shown \u2063former President Donald \u2064Trump leading over President Biden in \u2063Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dpressure to delay the proposed ban on menthol cigarettes highlights the complex interplay \u2062between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-anchor-forces-nm-governor-into-a-corner-over-order-suspending-gun-rights\/\" title=\"CNN anchor corners NM governor over gun rights suspension order.\">public\u200c health concerns<\/a> and political realities. The Biden\u2062 administration must consider the potential consequences \u2064of this ban on different communities, \u200cparticularly \u2062black\u2062 communities, while \u200balso prioritizing public health\u200c objectives. Balancing these competing interests will play a crucial role in the administration&#8217;s decision on\u2063 whether to proceed with the ban or to delay\u200d its implementation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration will delay its menthol cigarette ban due to political pressure. The regulatory agenda, set to be announced Wednesday, includes finalizing federal rules in March to remove menthol cigarettes from the market. However, the ban may encounter additional obstacles. 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