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Jacob Grier

Who needs the FDA Center for Tobacco Products?

How the regulatory state fails consumers of nicotine and tobacco

9 min readMar 3, 2023

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Who needs the FDA Center for Tobacco Products?

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Jacob Grier

The misinformation driving Multnomah County’s flavored vape ban

On Wednesday I published an op-ed in the Oregonian opposing a proposal from the Multnomah County Commission to ban the sale of all flavored…

9 min readSep 9, 2022

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The misinformation driving Multnomah County’s flavored vape ban

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A Smoke-Filled Room of One’s Own

The liberal case against ever-expanding smoking bans

9 min readMar 22, 2021

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A Smoke-Filled Room of One’s Own

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Libertarians in a Pandemic

It turns out they have some good ideas

14 min readJan 22, 2021

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Libertarians in a Pandemic

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Oregon trails

On the state’s lost COVID vaccines and lagging performance

5 min readJan 9, 2021

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Oregon trails

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A Pox on One of Their Houses

A lifelong Libertarian voter is driven to break for a major party in the 2020 presidential election

11 min readOct 2, 2020

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A Pox on One of Their Houses

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Fuel in a Fire

Wildfire smoke has given Oregon the world’s most hazardous air. So why are workers outside pumping gas?

4 min readSep 14, 2020

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Fuel in a Fire

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The Future of Tobacco

To save smokers’ lives, America must reject its prohibitionist anti-smoking movement

22 min readSep 4, 2020

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The Future of Tobacco

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Portland As I See It

Here’s the difference between what I saw with my own two eyes and what I see online and on TV

7 min readJul 23, 2020

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Portland As I See It

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The Last Tobacco Farm in Denmark

What I learned about the past and future of smoking on a journey to a remote craft cigar operation

10 min readJul 7, 2020

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The Last Tobacco Farm in Denmark

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Jacob Grier

Jacob Grier

Portland-based writer covering public policy and other vices. Author of The Rediscovery of Tobacco and Cocktails on Tap. www.jacobgrier.com

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