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  • Consumer Freedom Director, Reason
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Southern California’s total tobacco bans aren’t helping public health

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By Guy Bentley Verified
| Reason Foundation
Let’s say a government agency pays for a study and is involved in the study’s design, data collection, analysis, writing, and interpretation. Would you find it plausible that the agency had zero influence on the study’s results? Last year, the academic journal Tobacco Control published just such a study, investigating what happened when Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach became the first U.S. cities to ban the sale of all tobacco products within their city limits.
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Southern California’s total tobacco bans aren’t helping public health

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By Guy Bentley Verified
| Pasadena Star-News Verified
Let’s say a government agency pays for a study and is involved in the study’s design, data collection, analysis, writing, and interpretation. Would you find it plausible that the agency had zero influence on the study’s results? Last year, the academic journal Tobacco Control published just such a study, investigating what happened when Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach became the first U.S. cities to ban the sale of all tobacco products within their city limits.
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Secret Emails Reveal Sketchy Tactics in California Public Health's Tobacco Ban 'Endgame' Original

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By Guy Bentley Verified
| Reason Verified
Let's say a government agency pays for a study and is involved in the design, data collection, analysis, writing, and interpretation of that study. Would you find it plausible that the agency had zero influence on the results? In 2025, the academic journal Tobacco Control published just such a study. The paper investigated what happened when two California towns, Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, became the first U.S. cities to ban all tobacco products.
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