e-cigarettes

The Maldives has become the latest country to implement a ban on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).

Ling Tian Soon said action would be taken against business premises caught selling vape.

WHO has urged governments to treat e-cigarettes, also known as vapes, similarly to tobacco and ban all flavours.

The WHO called for changes, including bans on all flavouring agents like menthol, and the application of tobacco control measures to vapes.

The sale and supply of poison including nicotine to children would be illegal as provided under Section 13 of the Bill.

French President Emmanuel Macron also aims to make all 20-year-olds tobacco-free by 2030.

There are a few more things about community service and reviews regarding GEG against vaping products, Lukanisman Awang Sauni said.

Smoking remains relatively widespread in Switzerland with 9,500 people dying prematurely every year as a result of tobacco consumption.

The government may be 'gambling' for a shorter-term gain in tax-based revenues.

Pm Anwar said the government also remained firm in prohibiting smoking in places such as schools and Parliament.

HTPs are often confused with e-cigarettes, which heat liquid that can contain nicotine but do not involve tobacco leaf.

These e-cigarettes might appear harmless and are claimed to be tobacco-free but they contain synthetic nicotine.

Tedros says electronic nicotine delivery systems are harmful, and must be better regulated.

For this Budget 2020, the government should look into the prospect of taxing vapes, but ensuring that it is still on the market for adult smokers looking to put an end to smoking.

Tobacco Harm Reduction is a strategy to reduce the harm and risks to smokers and the wider society with an ultimate goal to eliminate smoking and tobacco use. However is this strategy realistic?