A Consumer Rights Framework for Nicotine: What It Would Include—and Why It Doesn't Exist

Nicotine consumers have no right to accurate comparative risk information. No right to product safety standards. No right to participate in the regulatory processes that affect their access. No right to privacy for their nicotine consumption data. **In every other domain of consumer protection—food, drugs, automobiles, financial products—consumers have rights. Nicotine consumers have almost none. A consumer rights framework for nicotine would include the right to information, the right to safety, the right to participation, and the right to privacy. It doesn't exist. It should.**