Michelle Minton
Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Michelle Minton is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
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The case for interstate marijuana commerce right now
Pathways to establishing an interstate marketplace for marijuana.
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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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Drug Legalization Handbook
"America needs to recognize that we will not see a reduction in violent crimes until we legalize drugs. All drugs."
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Debunking the myth that vaping causes popcorn lung
There is no evidence that e-cigarettes cause popcorn lung. In fact, all of the evidence points to the contrary.
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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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Modern oral nicotine and tobacco harm reduction
Oral nicotine or nicotine pouches have gained increasing popularity among smokers wishing to switch to a safer form of nicotine.
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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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Optimal regulatory framework for state regulation of sports betting
To maximize the benefits of sports betting legalization and minimize negative externalities, state regulatory frameworks should encourage robust and competitive markets.
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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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Testimony: Making DC’s sports gambling market more competitive, attractive and profitable
Competition would help create a legal market that might appeal to bettors in and outside of DC and finally begin to generate economic benefits.
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Testimony: Maryland Senate Bill 259 would lead to greater health disparities and criminal justice inequities
The proposal before this committee would unnecessarily strip adults in Maryland of access to these FDA-authorized and potentially life-saving alternatives.
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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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Testimony: FDA regulation has preserved and protected the most dangerous form of nicotine use—smoking combustible cigarettes
Testimony before an expert panel convened as part of the Reagan-Udall Foundation's operational evaluation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products.
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California Proposition 27 (2022): Legalizes online sports betting, funds homelessness and mental health programs
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal prohibition on sports gambling in 2018, more than 30 states have legalized the activity.
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California Proposition 26 (2022): In-person sports betting regulation and tribal gaming expansion
Prop. 27 would create a more robust and competitive sports betting market than Prop. 26 by allowing online and mobile betting, generating billions in revenue for the state, gaming tribes, and operators under agreement with those tribes.
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Colorado Initiative 122 (2022): Third-party delivery of alcohol beverages
Colorado initiative 122 would allow businesses licensed to sell alcohol to use third-party home delivery services for alcohol beverages.
