webfact Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Vaping could get you ten years in a Thai prison It’s not a new law, with the import of electronic cigarettes and shisha being banned back in October 2014, but most tourists don’t know about the three year old laws. By Tanutam Thawan Vaping, the popular alternative to smoking cigarettes, might be OK where you come from, but in Thailand sucking on your favourite ‘vape’, or even bringing them into the country, could put put you in a Thai prison for ten years. It’s not a new law, with the import of electronic cigarettes and shisha being banned back in October 2014, but most tourists don’t know about the three year old laws. Adding to the confusion the new laws are often not enforced. In the UK, a travel agent, Pat Waterton, says the law is clear but that more tourists need to know about it. It comes after her nephew had been threatened with time in prison for smoking an electronic cigarette in Bangkok. In the end he was only fined the equivalent of $150. Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/vaping-could-get-you-ten-years-in-a-thai-prison-2 -- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2018-03-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 This situation is pathetic. I hope all vapers stop coming to Thailand until the law is changed. It will be changed, it's just a matter of when. 7 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samui Bodoh Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) This is a foolish law. It is a magnet for corruption. When you have a law with such ludicrous penalties, the temptations for law-enforcement officers is to threaten large penalties and "negotiate' them down to a smaller one. Or, put another way, it is designed for corrupt practices as exampled in the story. Stupid law and wide-open to abuse. No wonder there is so much corruption here... they make it soooo easy. Edited March 21, 2018 by Samui Bodoh Lack of coffee 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said: This is a foolish law. It is a magnet for corruption. When you have a law with such ludicrous penalties, the temptations for law-enforcement officers is to threaten large penalties and "negotiate' them down to a smaller one. Or, put another way, it is designed for corrupt practices as exampled in the story. Stupid law and wide-open to abuse. No wonder there is so much corruption here... they make it soooo easy. Vaping = 10 years in jail Corruption = Wealth and promotion. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stanleycoin Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Nincompoops are in charge. Unbelievable ministry of total fools. So out of touch with everything. Many countries are trying to get rid of outdated or silly rules Thailand just makes or reinforces more. Edited March 21, 2018 by stanleycoin 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petedk Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 Quote It’s not a new law, with the import of electronic cigarettes and shisha being banned back in October 2014, but most tourists don’t know about the three year old laws. Correct: Most tourists don't know about the law, but they forgot to add that many Thais don't know about the law either. I think on a daily basis I see more Thais vaping than I do foreigners. Maybe I should take a photo and post on Facebook like they do when foreigners do something wrong. 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darcula Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: Vaping could get you ten years in a Thai prison Wow, that's almost as bad as making a Facebook post. 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: in Thailand sucking on your favourite ‘vape’, or even bringing them into the country, could put put you in a Thai prison for ten years. Yeah, but isn´t that a little bit harsh? I mean, what happens to the rest of the law? According to that possible sentence, jaywalking would give you 3-5 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 All this in a country where many people are on drugs....A big percentage drive under the influence.....The punishment for beating up a tourist on the Walking Street is a couple of wai's and a 2500 baht fine.... Priorities...priorities.....priorities... I all makes (Thai) sense.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 23 minutes ago, Darcula said: 1 hour ago, webfact said: Vaping could get you ten years in a Thai prison Wow, that's almost as bad as making a Facebook post. So they're both equally unhealthy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno Viking Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 how many have been locked up for 10 years for vaping ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DILLIGAD Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 Wonder when they are going to ban the source of many deaths and hospital admittance?White rice whiskey?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, DILLIGAD said: Wonder when they are going to ban the source of many deaths and hospital admittance? White rice whiskey? You're in the wrong country to be using using logic. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 They are very serious about vaping,and smoking a cigarette while on the beach,but up here in the North, you can burn forests,farm waste with impunity, and so many people have to suffer the consequences of pollution. regards worgeordie 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mark01 Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 The tobacco company backed corrupt officials that made up this law should be ashamed. But shame doesn't seem to translate into Thai....! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieranmc Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I totally agree with the law but i also believe smoking in general should be banned. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeremy50 Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 Yet it's perfectly legal to inhale car exhaust, or smoke from the burning and decimated forests. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, ukrules said: This situation is pathetic. I hope all vapers stop coming to Thailand until the law is changed. It will be changed, it's just a matter of when. That would be when the Tobacco Monopoly stops crying and mans up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebell Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: Adding to the confusion the new laws are often not enforced. Nor are the old laws; Thai police get confused easily by the sight of money. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, ukrules said: I hope all vapers stop coming to Thailand Or stop the silly process of vaping. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadperfect Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 This might explain the article in the land of stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franckfranck Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: Vaping = 10 years in jail Corruption = Wealth and promotion. Causing fatal car accident Wai+500B+on-screen crying* *optional 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robertthesculptor Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 Don't do it, but this is just plain reactionary and not supported by the current best studies...it is just being heavy handed for no rational reason 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eligius Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 15 minutes ago, wgdanson said: Or stop the silly process of vaping. I can't stand vaping - that huge amount of steam/smoke that is emitted by these things is positively anti-social, and it annoys me hugely (as a total non-smoker). I am often exposed to young Thais blowing all this stuff in my face. BUT the draconian punishments threatened for vaping are stratospherically ridiculous - utterly laughable; but then, the whole of Thai officialdom and 'rule-making' (and coup-making - for which no one is even fined a single baht, let alone gets imprisoned!) is beyond a joke. So: for me, vaping is an annoyance - but the Thais should immediately get rid of these ludicrous (corruption-inviting) threatened punishments. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eligius Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, robertthesculptor said: Don't do it, but this is just plain reactionary and not supported by the current best studies...it is just being heavy handed for no rational reason I have heard that there are vested interests involved regarding tobacco companies and those on the pay roll. In Thailand, everything ultimately is about money, money, money! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Techno Viking Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 14 minutes ago, robertthesculptor said: Don't do it, but this is just plain reactionary and not supported by the current best studies...it is just being heavy handed for no rational reason here's one reason. http://www.thaitobacco.or.th/en/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I wonder what vaping on the beach can get you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rammstein Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 3 hours ago, ukrules said: This situation is pathetic. I hope all vapers stop coming to Thailand until the law is changed. It will be changed, it's just a matter of when. Absolutely ridiculous law, If they put anyone away for 10 years for this completely legal activity in most educated countries, Thailand should be boycotted internationally, I mean what's illegal about it???? Is nicotine illegal in Thailand? NO Is propeline glycol illegal in Thailand(used in all disco smoke machines)? NO Is a fruit flavored liquid illegal in Thailand? That can be bought in supermarkets all over Thailand? No Basically an electronic vape/cigarette machine is nothing more than a miniturised smoke machine in a disco, It saves lives including mine and bothers nobody, although the people using these great big obnoxious ones to create as much vapor as possible need a slap for being annoying. This law is just an utter joke, since electronic vapour/cigarettes machines are available in almost every Thai market throughout Pattaya, Bangkok, phuket, Chiang mai etc etc being sold in broad daylight, how the court could ever justify a conviction is beyond me. I'm lead to believe the item itself is not illegal and they try get you on the fact that no tax has been paid on it so its now illegal hmm, So I bought my Breitling watch and apple phone in Hong Kong and did not pay tax on them in Thailand am I looking at 10 years in prison NO? LOL It's just another idiotic law that's another nail in the coffin for Thailand, and since TAT seem to love their big spending buss loads of Chinese cattle class tourists LOL and the e-cigarette was designed and developed in China millions of Chinese use them so hopefully the Chinese will boycott Thailand because of this law, which come to think of it wouldn't be a bad thing. :) Get a grip Thailand and deal with the important issues like a Thai girl showing her tits at Songkran or people riding in the back of a Pick up, that went well for you didn't it lol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I don't have an issue with vaping but the open use and distribution of highly toxic shisha in pattaya is being totally ignored I see it daily, so if using the stuff has such severe penalties what about distribution supply and equipment rental of shisha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kannot Posted March 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2018 I only vape when mushroom picking and feeding the fish on the reef!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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