BALTIMORE, MD, May 8, 2024 – Because public health experts have determined that menthol-flavored cigarettes pose higher health risks to smokers than non-menthol varieties, policymakers for years have considered banning menthol. Most of the measures taken to date have been at the state level, but new research suggests that this approach has backfired. The better alternative, researchers suggest, is a higher tax on menthol cigarettes, or a national ban at the federal level.
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Singapore-based Shein’s innovative supply-chain operations have made it a retail phenomenon. As it attempts to navigate a possible initial public offering, it is planning to offer its supply-chain experience as a service to other global brands.
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