Modelling the impact of menthol sales restrictions and retailer density reduction policies: insights from tobacco town Minnesota

Introduction Tobacco control policies focused on the retail environment have the potential to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related health disparities through increasing direct and indirect costs. Recently, national and subnational governments have begun to restrict the sale of menthol products and reduce tobacco retailer density. Methods We developed an agent-based model to project the impact of menthol cigarette sales restrictions and...