Morning #GFN26 session on the impact of prohibition. @etterjf calls prohibition the “nuclear option” that strips people of their autonomy. It also stiffles innovation and gives cigarettes an advantage by removing less harmful alternatives from the market. 
He admits young people require a different approach but that there are less restrictive options like better product regulation, stricter enforcement of youth access rules,
He doubts France has the correct measures in place to ensure the nicotine pouch market doesn't shift to the illicit market following the recent ban on pouches.
Smokers bear the cost of prohibition. But who is ever held accountable for the unintended consequences of prohibition?
He emphasizes approaches that are pragmatic rather than ideological.
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