Study: Large Black Market Would Quickly Emerge if Menthol Cigarettes Banned

Final Report on Contraband Presented to FDA Panel Today GREENSBORO, N.C. , Jan. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Under any reasonable assumptions, banning menthol cigarettes would create a substantial black market in the United States , substantially mitigating any decline in cigarette smoking and inspiring a "significant increase in organized crime activity," and potentially increasing youth access to ...