
Can the United States develop a federal regulatory approach to tobacco and nicotine that addresses the overwhelming public health problem, namely, adult smoking, especially in disadvantaged populations?
Can the US do this while providing a rational basis for regulating a much safer legal consumer nicotine market that will persist indefinitely?
Can it find a realistic approach to controlling youth nicotine use, taking all aspects of welfare into account and a realistic approach to youth risk behaviours?
Finally, can it create a regulatory regime that is fair, proportionate, transparent and duly mindful of trade-offs and unintended consequences?
We think it can.
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