Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Punishing Safer Nicotine Alternatives Backfires on Public Health
December 18, 2025
December 18, 2025
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary:
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Punishing safer nicotine alternatives backfires on public health
Taxing products equally, despite their unequal risks, is the exact opposite of desirable fiscal and public health policy.
By Guy Bentley
Washington state has long championed harm reduction policies. Washington allows Narcan to be purchased without a prescription to combat . . .
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Punishing safer nicotine alternatives backfires on public health
Taxing products equally, despite their unequal risks, is the exact opposite of desirable fiscal and public health policy.
By Guy Bentley
Washington state has long championed harm reduction policies. Washington allows Narcan to be purchased without a prescription to combat . . .