After delaying the controversial ban on menthol cigarettes last year—widely seen as a move to avoid alienating voters before midterms—the Biden administration is now taking a bold step to phase out cigarettes altogether. In a last-ditch regulatory push, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advancing a rule that critics warn could ignite a thriving black market and create new challenges for law enforcement.
A Blow to Smokers, a Boost for Criminal Networks?
The FDA’s proposed rule aims to mandate significantly lower nicotine levels in cigarettes, effectively banning many products currently on the market. While the administration touts the move as a step toward public health, experts warn of dire unintended consequences.
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“Biden’s ban is a gift with a bow and balloons to organized crime cartels with it, whether it’s cartels, Chinese organized crime, or Russian mafia,” said Rich Marianos, former assistant director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the current chair of the Tobacco Law Enforcement Network, in an interview with Fox News Digital. “It’s going to keep America smoking, and it’s going to make the streets more violent.”
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