Guy Bentley
Director of Consumer Freedom , Reason Foundation
Guy Bentley is the director of consumer freedom at Reason Foundation.
Bentley's research focuses on the taxation and regulation of nicotine, tobacco, alcohol, and food. Before joining Reason Foundation, Bentley served as a reporter in London and Washington D.C.
Bentley's work has been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, Forbes, Time, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, The New York Post, and other publications in the U.S. and U.K.
Bentley graduated with a bachelor's degree in politics and international relations from the University of Nottingham and is based in Washington D.C.
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President Trump’s Vaping Ban Is Bad Policy and Could Get Worse
What will happen to those who continue to produce and sell flavored vapes after prohibition?
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Massachusetts Gov. Baker’s Ban of All E-Cigarettes Is Bad For Public Health
Every credible scientific investigation has found vaping nicotine to be dramatically safer than smoking.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Heated Tobacco Products
On the balance of the available evidence, the dangers of impeding IQOS as a tool to help smokers quit far outstrips any possible threat it could pose to public health.
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Separating Fact From Fiction on Vaping, E-Cigarettes and Lung Illnesses
The exact cause of this recent outbreak has yet to be determined but a clear pattern has emerged in terms of what these patients have been vaping and the common factor appears to be cannabis oils and other contaminants, not legal e-cigarette products.
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Nicotine and Harm Reduction Newsletter – September 2019
The FDA is renewing its push to place graphic warnings on cigarette packages, Michigan is the first state to ban the sale of non-tobacco e-cigarette flavors, and more.
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Why Nobody Cares About Teen Smoking
The number of teen smokers has fallen to almost negligible levels, according to the latest survey data.
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FDA Is Imposing Moral Preferences Under the Guise of Science
Consumer surplus is the difference between what consumers pay for a product and what they are willing to pay.
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Congressional Hearing Ignores What’s Best for Public Health, Embraces Myths About Vaping
Most public health experts acknowledge vaping is safer than smoking and is effective at helping smokers quit.
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Regulators are Getting Away With Mass Constitutional Violations
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the specifics of each particular regulation, it is vital that they are issued in line with the Constitution.
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Nicotine and Harm Reduction Newsletter – July 2019
Congress holds e-cigarette hearings, Massachusetts attempting to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, San Francisco's ban, and more.
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Albany’s Proposed Flavored Tobacco Ban Misses the Mark
There's no reason why one of the safest and most popular alternatives to smoking can't be kept on the market for adults but kept out of the hands of kids.
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Nicotine and Harm Reduction Newsletter – June 2019
Harm reduction advocates have won a series of victories defeating flavor bans in Illinois, Connecticut, Maine, and New York.
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San Francisco Protects Cigarettes To Own The Vapers
In San Francisco, vaping is public enemy number one.
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Nicotine and Harm Reduction Newsletter – May 2019
California vapers are breathing a sigh of relief after a bill to ban all flavored tobacco products was withdrawn.
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Nicotine and Harm Reduction Newsletter – April 2019
The vapor industry was subjected to an onslaught of attacks on both the federal and state level in the first quarter of 2019.
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E-Cigarettes Not In The Same Category As Cigarettes
Adult smokers have the right to know there are safer alternatives.
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Reduce Teen Vaping, But Don’t Worsen Public Health
Banning e-cigarette flavors in Connecticut would risk significantly reducing the important, proven health improvements e-cigarettes can deliver to smokers and society.
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The FDA Is Hurtling Toward a Historic Mistake on E-Cigarettes
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is threatening "unprecedented" action against America's most popular tool to quit smoking.
