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In the United States, two out of five adults who dont smoke and half of children are exposed to secondhand smoke, and about 7,300 people who never smoked die from lung cancer due to secondhand smoke every year
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"It's really a falsehood that they say this is going to help people's health, get people to quit smoking, if that was the case they wouldnt be using it as a source of revenue." Mainer Michael Scott echoed these sentiments, stating, "They shouldnt have to sit there and raise up the money, raise up the taxes just to try and make someone quit smoking." The proposed tax increase is estimated to generate over $100 million in revenue over the next two years if included in the approved budget
But John Dixon, a past president of NOBLE and the police chief in Petersburg, Va., said he thought banning menthol would harm the minority community, because the majority of menthol smokers are minorities. He added that prohibitions cause a whole other host of problems, including an added burden on law enforcement. NOBLE lists RAI Services Co., part of Reynolds American, as a current donor