Public Health Ministry announces ban on cigarette sale in prison

By The Nation

 

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The Public Health Ministry has announced a ban on the sale of cigarettes in prison.

 

The directive was published in the Royal Gazette on Wednesday.

 

The ministry's directive invoked articles 5 and 29 of the Tobacco Control Act to declare that all prisons are categorised as places were tobacco and cigarettes cannot be sold.

 

The ban will take effect 60 days after the directive was published in the Royal Gazette.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30365805

 

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So, a condemned man cannot have a smoke?

A prison full of guys going cold turkey? Expect trouble.

3 minutes ago, nickstav said:

A prison full of guys going cold turkey? Expect trouble.

It's ok Crystal Meth is available

This is  just nasty for the inmates.

if it's not bad enough in a Thai nick, now they do this.

total morons, in charge. 

 

 

I thought this was already a done deal. ???

6 hours ago, ChipButty said:

So, a condemned man cannot have a smoke?

They said "can't be sold". Didn't say anything about abolishing the act of smoking. Which seems that visitors can bring smokes to their loved ones. Will be selling amongst the inmates.

15 hours ago, nickstav said:

A prison full of guys going cold turkey? Expect trouble.

Possibly, but no doubt a "black market" trade will flourish with officials "lining their pockets"!!