EP82: Forgive Us Our Zyn - Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Prohibition is Worse than Zyn

The Schumer shakedown of flavored nicotine replacements.

Zyn is a pouch that delivers nicotine. It replaces smoking. But...

There's no smoke. Obvious, right?

Not to the guardians of so-called "public health." And, in fact, not to lots of Americans. Many people connect nicotine, a natural product with effects like caffeine.

Senator Chuck Schumer is targeting the product, as he did with vaping. He's accusing Zyn of "marketing to children." And his "scientific evidence? They sell flavors. Flavors!

But the result could be a prohibition of the product or a ban of flavoring.

We elaborate on all of this, plus explain how the Science Says that Schumer's action could be a disaster for public health.

**Pseudo-science of Second Hand Smoke**

There are historical reasons to believe that anti-smoking crusaders want something beyond, maybe even despite of, public health.

One Foundation that proudly led the funding and the fight, sponsored and promoted junk science on second-hand smoke. They engaged the EPA in their work. And that's why we, on Gracearchy with Jim Babka, care about this story.

The State should not be regulating the lives of peaceful adults.

You might be prone to doubt what I'm saying about second-hand smoke, but in this episode, we bring the evidence. We'll also reveal the major anti-smoking players who disagree with banning nicotine products.

Our story also includes alleged cronyism - by the same Foundation that led the fight against cigarettes. I'll present that evidence to you. You can weight it and decide for yourself - cronyism or not?

0:00 Theme
0:44 Thank you for smoking
2:08 Think caffeine not carcinogen
7:07 The 20-year War on Smoking
9:29 Second-hand smoke was junk science
14:04 Johnson Foundation Wars
18:00 Speak up, don't coerce others
19:04 In search of a new cause
20:14 Neither science nor saving lives
24:39 The Nicorette irony
27:14 Bring economists into the room
29:41 Schumer's Shakedown
30:33 The Facts, For the Children
34:35 The Stakes
35:52 Prohibition is a sin

Show Notes
- About e-cigarette safety - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7976928/
- Judge Osteen, Cato https://www.cato.org/commentary/second-hand-smoke-charade
- Judge Osteen, LA Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-19-mn-5265-story.html
- "Kids" who try Zyn, already smoke https://reason.com/2024/01/24/chuck-schumer-attacks-lifesaving-zyn-nicotine-pouches/

Bill Protzmann is your moderator.

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