House Republicans blast Biden menthol ban as ‘huge opportunity’ for Mexican cartels

NY Post ^ | Dec 15, 2023 | Josh Christenson

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House Republicans are calling on President Biden to withdraw his administration’s proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, saying the regulation would provide a “huge opportunity” to Mexican cartels.

Nine GOP lawmakers in a Dec. 11 letter to the White House noted that Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) “has reportedly expanded its recent operations to include cigarette smuggling and sales” — potentially “using the profits … to fund their fentanyl operation in the US.”

The group warned Biden that the proposed ban would allow the cartel “and other criminal organizations to expand their smuggling of tobacco products within US borders, especially considering the regulated US menthol market is worth approximately $30 billion.”

“Federal rules, such as the proposed menthol and flavored cigar ban, could provide further financial resources to CJNG and other criminal organizations that would fuel their already brutal war against the United States,” wrote Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), who led the letter.

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I just hope black folk finally realize that liberals and Democrats are NOT their friends.

That's like wishing that elected Republicans finally realize that the media are not their friends and in fact are leftist activists focused on destroying Republicans and conservatives. Think Media = Hamas GOP = Jews