hey kid, gotta smoke?

in a follow-up to the earlier story about the proposed tobacco legislation that exempts menthol because it is a cash cow for the economy. seven former federal health secretaries: tommy thompson, donna shalala, richard s. schweicker, and otis bowen, david matthews wrote a letter to congress outlining the reasons why they aren’t big fans [...]


ok, so maybe kanye was right*

and i hate saying that because hearing “i told you so” from him would be sooooo annoying. but check this out: congress is trying to pass the first legislation regulating tobacco. the proposed legislation gives the food and drug administration the “the power to oversee tobacco products, [and] would try to reduce smoking’s allure to [...]