Travellers coming to Thailand should be aware that electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are illegal in the kingdom. Anyone found breaking this law by using an electronic cigarette or vaping in Thailand could be arrested and face jail time, or a fine several times the value of the illegal item...
10/24/17 -New YorkGovernor Andrew Cuomo signs a bill adding e-cigarettes to the Clean Indoor Air Act which makes vaping illegal in all places that smoking is currently barred. “These products are marketed as a healthier alternative to cigarettes but the reality is they also carry long-term ...
In some nations, vaping is completely illegal, including both sales and possession. Prohibition is most common in Asia, the Middle East, and South America. Australia has a bizarre prescription-only model for vaping products, and unauthorized importation can result in huge fines. In Japan, nicotine...
Banned: illegal to use, illegal to sell Taiwan (Republic of China) Banned: illegal to use, illegal to sell Thailand Believed to be legal to use, illegal to sell. Thailand has earned a reputation for enforcing its ban on importation and sales of vaping products with several high-profile inci...
users and health experts in the policy-making process to create an inclusive framework. It also advocates for implementing measures such as quality control, import standards and licensing to prevent the circulation of illegal and substandard products. Furthermore, Bendsta stresses the importance of enf...
through the 1920’s to the Nixon or Reagan administrations disastrous “War on drugs” in the 70’s & 80’s. Simply making it illegal doesn’t solve any of the fundamental problems, and where it may appear to solve some issues, it will often create new ones. And in the process once ...
to include anyone with any perceived connection to tobacco, including advocates and consumers of tobacco-free nicotine products. At one COP, an Interpol representative was excluded from meetings because the international police agency had cooperated with the tobacco industry to combat illegal tobacco ...