New research published in Health Economics indicates that a national prohibition of menthol cigarettes in the United States could increase the number of people who attempt to quit smoking but also ...

Eight businesses that were caught selling tobacco to minors last year paid $2,000 to $4,000 in penalty fines, while another ...

Steve Forbes warns that a proposed FDA rule that, in effect, would ban cigarettes will do about as much good to end smoking as Prohibition did to end alcohol consumption. The Food & Drug ...

Federal tobacco policy is failing the American public and destroying businesses across the country. Only sweeping reforms can protect public health and save an entire industry from prohibition, ...

The fact is two things can be right at one time. It’s right to want the youth smoking to continue to decline, and enforcing the current age 21+ law is one way to do this. However, it is also right to ...

One of the most enduring lessons of American history is that the banning of liquor sales and consumption — “the noble experiment” — was a colossal failure. Drinking didn’t go down much, but the ...