Ford's canon is so limited in extent, compared to those of other major playwrights of English Renaissance theatre, that an addition to his canon of a full solo play is an important development. Critics are unanimous in their verdicts on the low quality of The Laws of Candy; "tiresome" is one of the kinder epithets that have been attached to the work.
Ford's body of work is remarkably narrow compared to other major English Renaissance playwrights, making a full solo play added to his canon a notable achievement. Critics are in agreement on their assessments of The Laws of Candy as being unimpressive, with "dull" being one of the more lenient criticisms leveled at the piece.