Michael McGrady is an acclaimed international journalist and commentator covering drug legalization, tobacco harm reduction, and the vaping industry.
He also covers or has covered Congress, energy, the environment, politics, regulation, taxation, technology, civil liberties, trade, academic freedom, health policy, and other public health topics for dozens of news outlets. However, after he was able to quit smoking through e-cigarettes, he focuses his journalism to covering vaping’s role as a public health innovation. Access to alternative nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction are matters of human rights. His work additionally expands on this sentiment.
Awards and Honors
2019 Knowledge-Action-Change Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Recipient
Finalist – Best Vaping Writer, 2019 ECigClick Awards
Professional Organization Affiliations
Member of the Association of Health Care Journalists
Professional Member of the Society of Professional Journalists
Current and Former Work
Lead journalist and analyst for Mesowatch.com
- Covers asbestos regulation
- Medical research and studies related to malignant mesothelioma
- Politics and policy related to cancer and mesothelioma
Regular contributor to The Spectator Australia
- Covers public health
- U.S.-Australia International Relations and comparative politics
- Tobacco harm reduction
Former KAC Tobacco Harm Reduction Research Scholarship fellow, KAC/Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
Journalist-in-residence and the visiting research fellow in tobacco and drug harm reduction policy, American Consumer Institute, Center for Citizen Research
Board/Advisor at T.H.R. Brasil
Outside the Boundaries contributor for The Maverick Observer
Former contributor and equities analyst – The Motley Fool (Fool.com)
- Covering biotech, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, FDA, USDA
- Also covering hemp, marijuana, and tobacco
- Dietary and wellness products like CBD flora, edibles, and topicals
- Nutraceuticals
Contributor to Filter magazine
- Covering the intersections of harm reduction, drug legalization, e-cigarettes, and the rights of nicotine users
Contributing editor for Tobacco Reporter
Syndicated columnist and writer for InsideSources.com
- Covering energy and the environment
- Additionally covers plastic bans and circular economies
- Tobacco regulations, including e-cigarettes and smoke-free products
U.S. correspondent for TobaccoIntelligence.com
U.S. correspondent for ECigIntelligence.com
- E-cigarettes, consumer access, small businesses
- Litigation and lawsuits against vapor companies
- Assists with U.S. news operations
U.S. correspondent for CBD-Intel.com
- Covering CBD regulations
- Hemp industry and regulations
- Banking and business affairs for hemp and CBD firms
Public policy columnist for the English edition of Vaping Post
- Covering vaper culture, public policy, and regulation
Western U.S. state politics contributor for The Center Square
- Covering regulations in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, California, and Colorado
Contributor, technology – Marijuana Business Daily (coming soon)
Creator and host of the Vaping Weekly podcast for Vaping Post
Co-creator and co-host of the Snus Revolution podcast
Director – Essential, a documentary on vaping and COVID-19
Creator and executive producer of a series of new podcasts focused on drug use and harm reduction, under the title of the brand new podcast label Perihelion Creations
Michael McGrady, ACHJ, SPJ
Location: Colorado, USA
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