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First My Tobacco, Next My Guns

Ken Blackwell

Washington Times / November 03, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama said that he would be willing to impose a nationwide ban on smoking in public. Taken with other recent statements, this paints a picture ... (read more)

Action Alert: Don't Add to FDA's Burden by Asking it to Regulate Tobacco

Nick Baker

Heartland Perspectives / The Heartland Institute / February 01, 2008

Bills currently under discussion in Congress would require an already-overburdened Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin regulating tobacco products. ... (read more)

Statement on Senate Committee Approval to Allow FDA to Regulate Tobacco

Trevor Martin

News Release / The Heartland Institute / August 02, 2007

(Chicago, IL – August 2, 2007) On Wednesday, August 1, a U.S. Senate committee approved FDA regulation of tobacco products. The following statement about ... (read more)

Should FDA Regulate Tobacco Products?

Erin S. Murphy

Heartland Perspectives / The Heartland Institute / June 20, 2007

Proposals to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory control over tobacco are getting a serious hearing in Washington these days. The Family ... (read more)

Research & Commentary: FDA Regulation of Tobacco

The Heartland Institute

Research & Commentary / The Heartland Institute / May 31, 2007

Tobacco has never been classified as a food or a drug, and therefore it has not been regulated by any government agency charged with maintaining the safety ... (read more)

Statement Opposing FDA Regulation on Tobacco

William T. Godshall, MPH

Statement / U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions / February 27, 2007

Effective regulations gradually phase out the most hazardous products, and encourage the development of and transition to lower risk products. Effective ... (read more)

Please Don’t Poop in My Salad: Foreword

Joel Sherman

Please Don't Poop in My Salad / The Heartland Institute / July 01, 2006

I am pleased indeed to have been invited to contribute this preface to a book that I hope is widely read and discussed. In this series of essays, Joseph ... (read more)

Please Don’t Poop in My Salad: Introduction

Joseph L. Bast

Please Don't Poop in My Salad / The Heartland Institute / July 01, 2006

It is difficult to imagine, in the summer of 2006, something more politically incorrect than defending smokers. Other issues are controversial: immigration, ... (read more)

Comments on the National Institutes of Health Conference on the State of the Science on Tobacco Use

Joseph L. Bast

Heartland Perspective / The Heartland Institute / June 14, 2006

On June 12-14, the National Institutes of Health hosted a conference in Bethesda, Maryland, titled "State of the Science Conference on Tobacco Use: Prevention, ... (read more)