ADVOCATING FOR PROGRESSIVE
POLICY INSTEAD OF PROHIBITION.
Banning smoke-free alternatives does not eliminate their demand – it simply pushes them into the shadows slows-down the decrease of smoking rates by cancelling a validated lifeline. It’s time for a better approach.
About the platform
Prohibition Does Not Work is a platform dedicated to advocating for progressive policy that empowers smokers and oppose prohibition of smoke-free products.
Smoke-free products contribute to accelerating the reduction of smoking rates in an increasing number of countries worldwide. Banning them does not eliminate their demand – it simply pushes them into the shadows; but it does reverse public health milestones, so it’s time for a better approach.
Our partners are non-government, non-partisan, non-profit organisations and leading experts on prohibition and public health.
Tholos Foundation
Tim Andrews is the Director of Consumer Issues for the Tholos Foundation, and an active member of international think tanks specialised in public policy.
Having witnessed first-hand the effects of Australia’s vaping ban, Tim has also contributed to the Australian ‘Legalise Vaping’ campaign.
Tim holds a Bachelor of Economics (Social Science), a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), and a Master of Public Policy, all from the University of Sydney.
Brian Marlow is the President of the Australian Taxpayers' Alliance, and the Director of Legalise Vaping Australia, where he heads up our campaign to Legalise life-saving vaping technology in Australia. Brian has worked in grassroots campaigning since 2015 at both the state and federal level. Brian has been interviewed by major national news sources in Australia including the SBS and ABC, as well as countless international newspapers, radio and television stations.
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Tholos Foundation
Tim Andrews is the Director of Consumer Issues for the Tholos Foundation, and an active member of international think tanks specialised in public policy.
Having witnessed first-hand the effects of Australia’s vaping ban, Tim has also contributed to the Australian ‘Legalise Vaping’ campaign.
Tim holds a Bachelor of Economics (Social Science), a Bachelor of Laws (Honours), and a Master of Public Policy, all from the University of Sydney.
Australian Taxpayers' Alliance
Brian Marlow is the President of the Australian Taxpayers' Alliance, and the Director of Legalise Vaping Australia, where he heads up our campaign to Legalise life-saving vaping technology in Australia.
Brian has worked in grassroots campaigning since 2015 at both the state and federal level.
Brian has been interviewed by major national news sources in Australia including the SBS and ABC, as well as countless international newspapers, radio and television stations.
Warsaw Enterprise Institute
Economic columnist for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Warsaw, and Postgraduate Studies in Finance and Monetary Policy at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He also publishes articles for the ObserwatorFinansowy.pl portal and hosts a radio show “0+ – a program about entrepreneurship” on Radio Wnet. In the past, his articles were published in “Wprost” and “Newsweek” magazines. He won a distinction in the 15th edition of the Wladyslaw Grabski competition for his work on monetary policy. In 2017, he was awarded the Krzysztof Dzierżawski Prize of the Adam Smith Center for “promoting freedom and common sense.” In addition to his work as a journalist, he is also the lead singer of the heavy metal band Scream Maker, with whom he has released 3 albums and played over 300 shows, including 6 tours in China.
Executive Secretary of the Parliamentary Front for the Free Market
Rodrigo Marinho is a lawyer, professor, holds a master’s degree in Constitutional Law, and is an entrepreneur.He serves as a board member of the Mises Institute Brazil, is a partner at LVM Editora, and was the legislative director for the leadership of the Novo Party in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, as well as former Compliance Director at PWR Gestão.He is currently the CEO of the Instituto Livre Mercado, a PhD candidate in Law at IDP, and the author of the book The History of Brazil Through Its Constitutions.
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FAQs
Find answers to frequently asked questions about our platform and initiatives.
We advocate for progressive policy that empowers smokers to move and stay away from smoking. Banning smoke-free products, including de facto bans, does not eliminate their demand – it simply pushes them to black markets where quality, safety, and access cannot be controlled. Banning smoke-free products also slows-down the reduction of smoking rates by cancelling a validated lifeline, so it’s time for a better approach.
Progressive policy is policy that empowers smokers to move and stay away from smoking. Countries like Sweden, the UK, New Zealand, Japan, have witnessed a reduction in smoking rates more significant than the global trend. This is the outcome of progressive policy that does not cancel a validated lifeline such as smoke-free products.
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Our initiatives are supported by our partners, including non-government, non-partisan, non-profit organisations and leading experts on prohibition and public health. We welcome support from other organisations that share our mission of advocating for progressive policy that empowers smokers, rather than prohibition that does not work.
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