Tobacco Harm Reduction
Publications
Steven Greenhut, a Resident Senior Fellow and the Western Region Director of State Affairs for R Street Institute, joined the Jon and Ken Show to discuss California’s Proposition 31, which would ban…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saving lives should be a winning political proposition regardless of one’s party affiliation. Yet, when it comes to policies like “harm reduction,” politicians are often…
SACRAMENTO — Los Angeles Times’ columnist George Skelton usually is a sensible guy. But not his latest piece, which calls Proposition 31 — a referendum on a law that bans the retail sale of…
Recent policy and regulatory announcements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on tobacco control—including the ban on menthol cigarettes,…
From The American Spectator:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Given that the homeless situation is spiraling out of control across California, most readers wouldn’t be surprised that the highest-profile…
Introduction
Smoking is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide.
Smoking rates among those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are…
From Sacramento Bee:
It is opposed by the tobacco industry and the California Republican Party. Also speaking out against the proposition are Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers…
Columbus, Ohio, lawmakers are considering a flavor ban on tobacco products. While this proposed ban is aimed at preventing youth tobacco use, it may harm adult smokers who struggle to quit…
From the Washington Post:
Two recent columns gave me whiplash and left me questioning how well Leana S. Wen understands harm reduction. In her July 13 op-ed, “Biden’s bold move on drug…
With how news moves these days, it is easy to miss the drama unfolding in the tobacco world. Over the course of this year, the Food and Drug Administration announced a plan to reduce the nicotine…