Massachusetts' Tobacco Ban Went as Badly as You'd Expect
And now the state thinks it needs to crack down even more.
And now the state thinks it needs to crack down even more.
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"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."
Maryland bars and restaurants have a tendency to turn away vertical ID holders. But there's no state law mandating this.
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It doesn't make sense to create laws that restrict activities enjoyed by the general populace to protect a tiny minority that will undoubtedly partake in those activities anyway.
Bradley Bass' case in Colorado says a lot about just how powerful prosecutors are.
On Friday, the DEA unveiled a plan to restrict doctors' ability to prescribe controlled drugs over telehealth.
It is hard to find evidence of this "disturbing trend."
By legalizing homebrewing, Carter laid important groundwork for the entrepreneurs and investors who are the true heroes of the craft-brewing revolution.
Is it just to punish the many for the excesses of the few?
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Election betting markets are often more reliable than pundits. Did the site steal user funds? No. Did they lie to people? No. Harm anyone? No.
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Top government officials reportedly kept rare bourbons for themselves and other powerful insiders.
A male stripper takes on London's historic preservation rules in Channing Tatum's latest ode to hot, sensitive dudes.
To reduce cancer deaths, Biden should stop restricting safer nicotine alternatives.
These days, he may run for president. His politics have changed.
Shyamalan’s latest twist and a most unexpected Oscar nom.
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Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations.
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Thanks to globalization, we plebes can pay just $6.49 for a whole Whopper meal fit for a 16th-century king.
Another potential legal setback for the FDA's attempt to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
Ohio might be on the verge of making home distilling legal—but federal law will still prohibit it.
The 2018 law criminalizes websites that "promote or facilitate" prostitution. Two of three judges on the panel pushed back against government claims that this doesn't criminalize speech.
Is it good public health policy to deny charity to people experiencing homelessness?
The country's new ban increases costs for businesses while doing nothing to address the problem of global plastic pollution.
Warning diners that red meat is bad for the environment is yet another attempt to socially engineer food choices.
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The obvious problems with the article reflect a broader pattern that suggests a peer review bias against e-cigarettes.
Reformers had two years of unprecedented victories—and then protectionists started using scare tactics to block them
Some conservatives toss “parents’ rights” out the window in a holiday culture war against kids at live shows.
Q&A with the co-author of Raising the Bar: A Bottle-by-Bottle Guide to Mixing Masterful Cocktails at Home.
Q&A with Jacob Grier, co-author of Raising the Bar: A Bottle-by-Bottle Guide to Mixing Masterful Cocktails at Home.
The IODA aims to edit the legal defintion of "obscenity" to allow for the regulation of most pornography. But even if it passes, a nationwide porn ban is unlikely to succeed.
The agency is determined to ban the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer. For the children.
The country's strategy ignores the failures of prohibition.
The failure to consider the timing of diagnoses makes it impossible to draw causal inferences.
The federal government continues to be very bad at telling people what and how to eat.
You can smoke all the pot you want, but flavored tobacco or nicotine is soon to be illegal.
Bradley Bass is facing 12 years in prison, despite the fact that he was doing his job as a school administrator.
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Photos and information you store on iCloud will be safer from hackers, spies, and the government.
Kaytlin Bailey wants to decriminalize—and normalize—the world's oldest profession.