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They've already banned menthol in California and it did nothing. Alternatives are already being marketed and sold and some of the better ones recreate the exact same effect but cost $1.20 more per pack at the low end. To put it simply, this is dumb as fuck.
The point is to make cigarettes as expensive and unappealing as possible.
That's not in anyone's own interests. Smokers have to pay more, tobacco industry gets more money. Literally a lose-lose. Dumb. As. Fuck.
My dad quit when his cigarette of choice became $80/carton.
It's not lose lose if it's causing people to quit.
Hooray for your dad, but one anecdotal claim is hardly a proven method.