Is Regulation Ignoring the Evidence? The Challenge of Better Regulation | #GFN26 Science Lab
October 06, 2026 by gfn.tv
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Is Regulation Ignoring the Evidence? The Challenge of Better Regulation | #GFN26 Science Lab
Better regulation begins with a simple discipline: look at the evidence before deciding what the policy should say. In tobacco and nicotine control, that means distinguishing between products, measuring actual exposure, and asking whether rules help smokers move away from combustion. Regulation that ignores evidence may still look decisive, but it can harden the wrong incentives and leave the greatest harms untouched. The challenge is not more regulation for its own sake — it is regulation that is proportionate, responsive and honest about risk.
