Guy Bentley
Director of Consumer Freedom , Reason Foundation
Guy Bentley is the director of consumer freedom at Reason Foundation.
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The potential consequences of New Zealand’s plan to be smoke-free
New Zealand should inform cigarette smokers about the potential health benefits of switching to safer alternatives and ensure greater Māori access to smoking cessation services.
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FDA’s Juul ban threatens harm reduction progress
E-cigarettes aren’t just safer than combustible cigarettes, they’re more effective in helping smokers quit than FDA-approved therapies like nicotine gum and patches.
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The FDA’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes is based on faulty claims
None of the FDA's claims about the proposed menthol ban hold up.
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Rather than banning menthols, FDA should embrace harm reduction
The FDA and the Biden administration should apply the harm reduction model to tobacco policy.
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A ban on menthol cigarettes would hurt communities of color and undermine criminal justice reforms
The proposed criminalization of menthol cigarettes should be expected to hurt communities of color, spur the growth of black markets, lead to more incarceration, and undermine criminal justice reforms made in recent years.
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Colorado’s proposed flavored tobacco ban would worsen public health and criminal justice inequities
A ban on flavored tobacco products would likely lead to the growth of illicit tobacco markets and more policing in minority communities.
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The vaping tax in the Build Back Better plan is a threat to public health
An e-cigarette tax is perfectly calibrated to target working-class voters without a college degree.
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Denver shouldn’t ban flavored tobacco products
The Denver City Council is pushing a flavored tobacco ban in the hopes it will slash the number of youths experimenting with e-cigarettes. But data shows that other states and cities have seen negative consequences from such policies.
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House Democrats’ tax on e-cigarettes would lead to millions more smokers
This proposed tax seems certain to contribute to a greater incidence of lung diseases going forward.
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Even the FDA can’t convince anti-vaping advocates e-cigarettes present public health benefits
The FDA has finally approved an e-cigarette as "appropriate for the protection of public health".
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Four reasons to reject a federal tobacco tax increase
The plan currently being considered in Congress would increase taxes on all tobacco and nicotine products.
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Congress considers tobacco tax increase
Cigarette taxes would double to more than $2 per pack under the House proposal.
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The FDA has decimated the e-cigarette market
The FDA has not authorized a single e-cigarette for sale and denied more than a million vape products from the market.
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FDA needs to embrace vaping’s potential to improve public health
Vaping is beyond doubt safer than smoking and has proved incredibly effective at helping people quit smoking traditional cigarettes.
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Setting the record straight on heated tobacco products
The FDA says heated tobacco products are safer than traditional cigarettes.
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Flavored Tobacco Ban in D.C. Would Have Disparate and Discriminatory Consequences
Proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products would criminalize behavior and undermine criminal justice reforms the city claims to care about.
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New Research on E-Cigarette Use Reveals Positive Public Health Trends
Youth smoking is at the lowest level on record at 4.6 percent, a 70.8 percent decline since 2011.
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The Facts About Youth Vaping and Tobacco Harm Reduction
E-cigarettes are a significantly safer form of nicotine consumption than combustible cigarettes.