公众舆论对南京国民政府初期禁烟政策的制定具有明显的阶段性影响，它在推动国民政府初期禁烟政策的制定、转变和完善中有一定的作用。在“寓禁于征”阶段，政府相当重视舆论的力量，其政策在一定程度上是依据舆论的导向来制定，可以说“寓禁于征”阶段禁烟政策的制定是公众舆论直接推动的产物；在“以禁为主”阶段，虽然公众舆论一直努力促使政府推动禁烟、制定完全禁绝的政策，可是政府在其制度制定上的表现却明显与舆论的导向相反，此时公众舆论的影响极为有限，成效不大。

Public opinion has an obvious periodic influence on the formulation of opium banning policy of Early Nanjing National Government, it has certain effects in promoting early National Government to formulate 、change and improve its policy of banning opium. In the “banning opium in taxation” phase, Government attached considerable importance to the force of public opinion, Its policy to some extent, is based on the opinion-oriented development, It can be said that in the “banning opium in taxation ”stage , the formulation of banning opium policy is the direct promotion of a product of public opinion; In the “mainly to ban opium” phase, although the public opinion has been trying to force the government to promote opium banning and formulate completely policies on opium banning. but the government in its policy constituting of performance is obviously contrary to the opinion-oriented, the force of public opinion at this time is extremely limited, and less success.