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"Many smokers are misled by pack design into thinking that cigarettes may be 'safer'," states Melanie Wakefield, et al

For example, GAO investigators who visited a Washington, D.C., smoke shop in April purchased a 6-ounce bag of pipe tobacco for $13.77, while a same-size bag of roll-your-own tobacco cost $26.49

"Implementing a ban would have not only been ineffective but would also risk disproportionately criminalizing people of color, the very communities where menthol cigarettes are consumed," Palomarez added

adults currently smoke cigarettes: 13.1% of men, 10.1% of women