The Cost of Prohibition: Tobacco and Vape Crackdowns Are Fueling Black Markets and Endangering Public Health

Public health policy is often guided by good intentions, but history has repeatedly shown that intentions are not enough to guarantee success. Overly harsh restrictions, normally based on strong principles, can produce consequences far worse than the problem they aim to solve. Nowhere is this more visible than in tobacco and nicotine regulation, where aggressive … Continue reading The Cost of Prohibition: Tobacco and Vape Crackdowns Are Fueling Black Markets and Endangering Public Health