Brian Fojtik
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There Isn’t a Teen E-Cigarette Epidemic
E-cigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking and any federal e-cigarette policies should focus on how to save lives and improve public health.
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One Way the FDA Can Demonstrate It Is Serious About Saving Lives
Smokers deserve access to safer, noncombustible nicotine products, and the public and health professionals need information about the relative risks of different products.
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Comment to FDA on Modified Risk Tobacco Product Application
The MRTP pathway is critically important toward reducing the toll of smoking on the U.S. population.
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FDA Gives Southern California Electronic Cigarette Businesses a Lifeline
With an estimated 1,000 vapor-related businesses call Southern California home, these young companies manufacture, distribute and sell products that are helping smokers quit traditional cigarettes.
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Maine Governor Vetoes Bill Raising the Smoking Age to 21, Legislature Should Let Veto Stand
"I believe that at 18 they are mature enough to make a decision and I’m tired of living in a society where we social engineer our lives,” Gov. LePage said.
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The Tennessee Health Department’s E-Cigarette Advice Is Dangerous and Misleading
Smokers should know that switching to vaping can dramatically reduce exposure to dangerous chemicals.
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FDA Delays Rules That Would Cripple E-Cigarette Industry
Absent meaningful change to the deeming regulations, many believe that thousands of vapor products will be effectively banned, shuttering tens of thousands of small businesses.
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The Case to Raise the Smoking Age In Texas Doesn’t Make Sense
Researchers recently found youth smoking rates have plummeted to record lows.
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Congress Can Avoid a Government Shutdown and Save Thousands of E-Cigarette Businesses
'Regulations prevent these much safer products from competing with cigarettes - the deadliest consumer product on the market.'
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Rhode Island’s Proposed E-Cigarette Tax Would Hurt Public Health and Economy
Rhode Island should do what public health officials in Great Britain do — encourage smokers who won’t or can’t quit cigarettes to switch to e-cigarettes.
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FDA Fails to Show How Proposed Rule on Smokeless Tobacco Would Improve Safety or Save Lives
The plan would potentially ban an entire category of tobacco products, create a black market to satisfy existing demand for products, and shutter over a thousand centuries-old farms.
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Cigarette Taxes Wouldn’t be a Smart or Reliable Way to Fund Education in New Mexico
Proposal to increase taxes is bad for the economy, public health and won’t provide a sustainable revenue stream for public schools.
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New Mexico’s Plan to Raise Taxes on E-Cigarettes Would Hurt Public Health
E-cigarettes aren’t tobacco products and should be viewed as healthier alternative to help reduce smoking.
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The Proposed Tobacco Product Standard for NNN Level in Smokeless Tobacco Should Be Withdrawn
The proposed NNN rule is premised on flawed analysis.
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California Shouldn’t Create Constitutional Workarounds to Target Smokers With Tax Increases
Prop. 56, the latest tobacco tax attempt, is mostly a giveaway to special interests.
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Cigarette Taxes and Spending Requirements for Anti-Tobacco Programs Don’t Belong In Colorado’s State Constitution
The policy problems with Colorado’s Amendment 72.
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North Dakota’s Cigarette Tax Measure Looks Like a Blank Check for Government Spending
North Dakota’s Measure 4 lacks oversight and accountability.
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Pension Obligation Bonds Add Risk When Pension Funds Should be Decreasing Risk
States Consider Pension Obligation Bonds Despite Risk