Tobacco

War on Drugs

Tobacco To Be Marketed In Drab Wrappers Down Under

Court says the government can mandate plain packaging for the demon(ized) weed

Reason Staff | 8.14.2012 9:16 PM

Policy

Tax Slams Roll-Your-Own Shops

Independent shops say they've been mugged by government, big business

Reason Staff | 8.3.2012 4:38 PM

Policy

CDC Offers Money-Saving Tips for Smokers Who Don't Want to Quit

Jacob Sullum | 8.3.2012 1:18 PM

Policy

Democrats and Republicans Unite to Protect the Right to Browse Cigars

Jacob Sullum | 6.20.2012 2:24 AM

Politics

Bureaucracy-Building Efforts May Doom California Cigarette Tax Increase Initiative

Scott Shackford | 5.31.2012 2:09 PM

Policy

6th Circuit Approves Cigarette Warning Labels and Suppression of Risk Information but Rejects Ad Limits

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2012 6:56 PM

Policy

Wouldn't It Be Easier to List the Places Where Smoking Is Not Prohibited?

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2012 4:04 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Says the Government Can't Use Cigarette Packages for Anti-Smoking Propaganda

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2012 12:07 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: LA Forces Condoms onto Porn Actors! (Nanny of the Month, Jan 2012)

Ted Balaker | 2.1.2012 12:24 PM

Policy

Nicotine Gum and Patches May Not Work, but at Least They're Officially Approved

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2012 1:33 PM

Politics

'Things Happened'

The year's highlights in shifting responsibility

Jacob Sullum | 12.28.2011 7:00 AM

Policy

Dick Durbin: Ban Flavored Cigars—for the Children

Jacob Sullum | 12.23.2011 2:08 PM

Policy

IOM Report Recommends That the FDA Continue Suppressing Lifesaving Information About Cigarette Alternatives

Jacob Sullum | 12.14.2011 5:51 PM

Policy

Did Teen Pot Smoking Rise or Hold Steady This Year? Yes.

Jacob Sullum | 12.14.2011 2:16 PM

Policy

FDA Regulation Could Doom Cigar Shops

Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2011 12:50 PM

Policy

To Prevent Kids From Smoking Cigarettes, New York Bars Adults From Buying Flavored Cigars

Jacob Sullum | 12.2.2011 3:26 PM

Policy

Boston Bans E-Cigarettes in Workplaces, Just Because

Jacob Sullum | 12.2.2011 11:23 AM

Policy

Roll Your Own, Avoid the Taxes

Jacob Sullum | 11.22.2011 5:18 PM

Policy

Post-Punk Icon Joe Jackson on The Nanny State, Smoking Bans, & His Next Musical Adventure

Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 11.10.2011 3:00 PM

Policy

Better Off Vaping

Jacob Sullum | 11.9.2011 12:46 PM

Politics

Federal Judge Blocks New Cigarette Warning Labels

Jacob Sullum | 11.7.2011 3:48 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Smoking Bans Are No Match For New Yorkers

Anthony Fisher | 9.15.2011 3:00 PM

Policy

Data From Seven States Show No Connection Between Smoking Bans and Heart Attack Rates

Jacob Sullum | 9.13.2011 3:27 PM

Policy

WTO Rejects U.S. Ban on Clove Cigarettes

Jacob Sullum | 9.9.2011 12:18 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Michigan Bar Owners Ban Lawmakers for Banning Smoking! (Nanny of the Month, Aug 2011)

Ted Balaker | 9.1.2011 11:40 AM

Policy

Another Multi-City Study Finds No Link Between Smoking Bans and Heart Attack Rates

Jacob Sullum | 8.26.2011 4:55 PM

Policy

Sin Taxers and Big Tobacco Go After DIY Smokers

Mike Riggs | 8.16.2011 3:18 PM

Politics

Big Government Gets Ugly

Why the new cigarette warning labels won't stop people from smoking

Steve Chapman | 6.27.2011 7:00 AM

Policy

No Cigars in Cigar City

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2011 4:35 PM

Policy

Evidently Smoking Is Bad for You

Jacob Sullum | 6.21.2011 6:12 PM

Policy

Muddying the Hookah Water

Jacob Sullum | 6.1.2011 5:52 PM

Politics

Is Smoking a Choice or an Addiction? Why Can't It Be Both?

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2011 3:07 PM

Politics

Obama's War on Fun

The president breathes new life into the Nanny State

Gene Healy | 5.17.2011 1:30 PM

Policy

Do Menthol Cigarettes Taste Too Good to Be Legal?

Jacob Sullum | 5.9.2011 3:37 PM

Policy

Inside, Outside, Upside Down: Smoking Bans on Public Property

Jacob Sullum | 5.6.2011 2:18 PM

Policy

E-Cigarettes Will Remain Legal but Unregulated Until the FDA Issues New Rules

Jacob Sullum | 5.2.2011 2:15 PM

Policy

FDA Will Regulate E-Cigarettes As Tobacco Products

Jacob Sullum | 4.27.2011 11:57 AM

Policy

The New York Times Profiles a Charming Drug Dealer

Jacob Sullum | 4.15.2011 12:02 PM

Policy

'A Lot of Kids Are Going to Start Smoking Because of This Movie'

Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2011 3:22 PM

Politics

More Co-Conspirators in the Light Cigarette 'Fraud'

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2011 12:50 PM

Politics

What About 'Corrective Statements' for the Government?

Jacob Sullum | 2.28.2011 1:24 PM

Policy

Does Congress Have Anything Better to Do Than Complain About Big League Chewing?

Josh Brokaw | 2.16.2011 2:50 PM