Can Governments Enforce Their Way Out of the Illicit Market Crisis? | #GFN Voices 2026 #4
August 19, 2026 by gfn.tv
Can Governments Enforce Their Way Out of the Illicit Market Crisis? | #GFN Voices 2026 #4
Enforcement cannot fix a market that policy itself is helping to create. Illicit nicotine trade grows where demand remains high, legal access is restricted and safer products are pushed outside accountable channels. Police action may disrupt supply, but it cannot remove the incentives that make illegal sales profitable. A serious response to the illicit market crisis has to combine enforcement with harm reduction, realistic regulation and legal options that adults will actually use.
