Yes - VLN cigs are essentially a 'scaffold' in education lingo... it can be the first scaffold when attempting to quit, as it still involves smoking a cig... as one author in an article noted, the motivation to choose VLN over not may be a challenge... hence the need for NPRM...
But like you say - for those with will power to choose Chantix, gums, vapes, why not combine for a short time with VLN?
Let's see what happens... anything possible - much more exciting times than a week earlier... all coming to fruition, one way or another... we're there as a society - goodbye BT power, hello health-nuts and life longevity...