Tobacco
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Red tape and black markets
Prohibition is a criminal’s best friend
Anti-tobacco fanatics need to lighten up
The fun-loving World Health Organisation’s five ways of getting to tobacco prohibition
We should filter out anti-smoking hysteria
It is nonsense to claim that some cigarettes are not safer than others
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
Is public health a protected belief?
A new case will decide if prohibitionism in the name of public health constitutes a philosophical belief under the Equality Act
Doctor knows best?
A trip down the medical memory lane
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