I think there’s some complexity (and a lot of confusion) in the tobacco story as well. The industry did try to trick consumers and regulators in the 1970′s that light cigarettes were less harmful when they themselves had evidence that that wasn’t the case. And now, the opposite is happening as misinformation has resulted in majorities of doctors believing nicotine causes cancer and majorities of consumers believing vaping is as harmful or more harmful than smoking.
I think there’s some complexity (and a lot of confusion) in the tobacco story as well. The industry did try to trick consumers and regulators in the 1970′s that light cigarettes were less harmful when they themselves had evidence that that wasn’t the case. And now, the opposite is happening as misinformation has resulted in majorities of doctors believing nicotine causes cancer and majorities of consumers believing vaping is as harmful or more harmful than smoking.