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    Thailand’s DES minister supports legalisation of e-cigarettes

    Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said on Thursday that it is about time that Thailand amended the law to legalise electronic cigarettes, as the device is a way of life for many people in developed countries.


    Following the police recent extortion scandals involving e-cigarettes, he said that people in Thailand have started to question why cannabis can be openly sold legally, but not e-cigarettes.


    He also pointed out that e-cigarettes are offered for sale on social media and by street vendors with impunity, adding that the devices are legal in Malaysia, Singapore and many other developed countries.


    Because the Thai law has not yet changed, e-cigarettes are smuggled into the country and offered for sale online and offline, giving rise to opportunities for corrupt police to demand bribes or to distort money from the public, said Chaiwut.


    “The key issue is to legalise (e-cigarettes), if we believe that this is the way of life and a freedom and it is accepted by the majority, then we should do it,” said the DES minister, adding that making e-cigarettes legal will also help generate tax revenue for the state.


    He also said that, if the Palang Pracharath Party forms the government after the election, he will push for the legalisation of e-cigarettes.


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    But no mention of the health benefits related to cigarettes that most developed countries tout, e.g. the UK:

    In recent years, e-cigarettes have become a very popular stop smoking aid in the UK.
    Also known as vapes or e-cigs, they're far less harmful than cigarettes, and can help you quit smoking for good.
    They are not recommended for non-smokers and cannot be sold to people under 18 years old.

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    the last couple of years there has been a large push to ban them because children are using them by buying disposables from corner shops that by law should not be sold - which means they are dodgy chinese vapes with dodgy liquids inside

    currently you can not sell nicotine liquids in australia , but people can get a yearly prescription from a doctor ( you can do it online if you want by filling out a questionnaire and paying 80 dollaryroos ) and then legally import the prescribed amount from overseas - eg New Zealand

    but the current drive is to stop this practice - would be nice if they just regulated the sale of nicotine liquid in australia in line with the rest of the adult world

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    the last couple of years there has been a large push to ban them because children are using them by buying disposables from corner shops that by law should not be sold - which means they are dodgy chinese vapes with dodgy liquids inside

    currently you can not sell nicotine liquids in australia , but people can get a yearly prescription from a doctor ( you can do it online if you want by filling out a questionnaire and paying 80 dollaryroos ) and then legally import the prescribed amount from overseas - eg New Zealand

    but the current drive is to stop this practice - would be nice if they just regulated the sale of nicotine liquid in australia in line with the rest of the adult world
    I believe the UK banned all the stupid flavours like "Tutti Frutti" and put a limit on the capacity and nicotine content.

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