Michelle Minton is a senior policy analyst at the Reason Foundation.
With a focus on consumer policy issues including gambling, alcohol, tobacco and nicotine, drug legalization, and health, Minton has authored numerous studies, including such topics as the effectiveness and unintended consequences of sin taxes, the history of gambling regulation, and the harmful consequences of drug war-styled policies on public health outcomes. Her analyses have been published and cited by nationally respected news outlets such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, as well as peer-reviewed journals. She regularly appears in news media to discuss the unintended effects of laws and rules designed to save adults from their own choices, an approach that not only conflicts with the principles of individual liberty and bodily autonomy but often also the stated goals of public health policy.
Minton holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Science from the University of New England.
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Fentanyl in e-cigarettes: The making of a myth
There is no evidence of a nicotine e-cigarette testing positive for fentanyl.
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With youth vaping hitting a 10-year low, policymakers should focus on harm-reduction
Nations that have embraced noncombustible nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction are reaping the public health benefits.
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What you need to know about the World Health Organization’s declarations on aspartame
Aspartame is one of the most studied sugar substitutes on the planet, and its safety has been repeatedly confirmed.
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Idaho’s restriction of overdose reversal medication is a fatal error
Making naloxone available to the public save lives and is cost-effective.
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Social equity programs are failing to help victims of the drug war
In many cases, the parties benefiting from social equity programs are wealthy, connected political insiders and large commercial cannabis companies.
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Examining why Oklahoma voters rejected legalizing recreational marijuana
Oklahoma has the nation's largest medical cannabis market but rejected recreational adult use.
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Let the legal cannabis industry work across friendly state lines
Development of an interstate cannabis system would be good for growers, business owners, and consumers.
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Fix D.C.’s sports betting market by ending the monopoly
Increasing the competitiveness of D.C.’s mobile sports betting market would produce better products and prices for consumers.
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The FDA’s deadly menthol miscalculation
If the FDA is truly interested in promoting smoking cessation and saving lives, there are more effective ways to do this than a prohibition.