A letter to the Biden administration, the Congressional Black Caucus, and other offices from the ACLU, Drug Policy Alliance, and other civil rights organizations warns that a ban could lead to unconstitutional policing and trigger criminal penalties. Al Sharpton, who has accepted money from the tobacco industry, has spoken out against the ban as well
Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette (2021) excerpt Werner, Carl Avery
Small packs tend to be cheaper than cigarettes, which may appeal to price sensitive populations such as youth and low-socioeconomic status populations
Fits true to size
"Peace Navy" (the colour of the redesigned cigarette packaging) began being used as a design term, and sales for Peace tripled after the design renewal
Its a capable medium-duty solution, not a heavy-duty one