Bureaucrats shouldn’t stand between smokers and safer choices
August 27, 2026 by ocregister.com
Bureaucrats shouldn’t stand between smokers and safer choices
Smokers should not have to fight bureaucracy to reach safer choices. Regulation has a role in setting standards, preventing youth access and protecting consumers, but it should not become a barrier that leaves cigarettes as the easiest product to buy. Harm reduction depends on making lower-risk alternatives available, understandable and legally viable. Public health loses its purpose when process blocks the very options that could reduce harm.
