ABSTRACT
Policies to reduce the population harms related to tobacco use have included: taxation, restricting advertising and product promotions, banning sales to children, retail display bans, anti-smoking mass media campaigns, product health warnings and plain packaging and public smoking bans. Some limited product regulations, such as reduced ignition propensity standards and restrictions on flavorings have been implemented in some jurisdictions. When delivered as part of a comprehensive approach, these policies have been highly successful in reducing smoking prevalence to less than 15 percent in the adult population. This chapter reviews the potential applicability of tobacco control policies to cannabis regulation. This includes strategies outlined in the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and new “endgame” strategies that have been proposed to achieve the goal of reducing tobacco smoking prevalence to less than 5 percent of the population. This chapter will also discuss the evolving regulatory frameworks for alternative nicotine delivery systems, such as electronic vaporizers and heated tobacco products, that aim to reduce the risks associated with inhaling smoke and consider their relevance for regulation of vaporized cannabis products.
