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Jacob Grier
Jacob Grier

@Jake · Jun 17, 2024

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Biker gangs extorting shop owners. Stores getting firebombed. Sellers of e-cigarettes threatened with 7 years in prison. My latest at Reason looks at how Australia's tobacco control policies, lauded by public health officials, have led to violent chaos.

The deadly tobacco drug war down under

The deadly tobacco drug war down under

Australia’s Prohibition-style attempts to abolish nicotine use have predictably led to a new drug war being fought over a legal substance.

reason.com

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