Thailand Cracks Down on Vapes with Severe Penalties and Public Reporting

[watchcat]

On 3/24/2025 at 10:08 AM, snoop1130 said:

 

Thailand has intensified its stance on e-cigarettes, with individuals caught with these illegal items facing up to five years in prison and substantial fines.

 

So smoking at home should be legal without fines, asking for a friend as I dont smoke.

[James105]

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

Many professional investigations say that vaping is just as dangerous re lung cancer as typical cigarettes.

 

My beloved Thai wife (a dr. of medicine) died of lung cancer (second hand smoke).My wife never smoked one cigarette in her life.

 

Her 2 sisters and 1 brother and her mother all died of lung cancer second hand smoke.

 

The smoker was her father, a chain smoker 23 hrs a day. He chain smoked at the meal table, he had a lighted cigarette sitting on the top of the shower wall at all times. He chain smoked in bed. The family car was always full of smoke, and his wife / kids had to have the next cigarette already alight to pass to him. Car windows always up (otherwise air-con can't cool the car).

 

After my wife dies my teenage Thai son got angry with his grandfather 'Why did you kill my mum?' Son's emotional outburst ignored / shrugged off.

 

So I support any moves to stop all forms of smoking. 

 

This article is about vaping not the perfectly legal and far more poisonous from of ingesting nicotine which is cigarettes.  Banning vapes means more cigarette smokers which means more second hand toxic cigarette smoke.  Quite surprised you would be in favor of this crackdown based on your anecdotes, especially as this is a policy designed to get more people buying cigarettes from the government owned tobacco companies.   

[Smilin in Thailand]

9 hours ago, scorecard said:

Many professional investigations say that vaping is just as dangerous re lung cancer as typical cigarettes.

 

My beloved Thai wife (a dr. of medicine) died of lung cancer (second hand smoke).My wife never smoked one cigarette in her life.

 

...

 

So I support any moves to stop all forms of smoking. 

 

With all due respect, I must disagree: you are implying that your wife would of died from vape exhaust (which is almost all water vapor).

 

The fact is it is exceptionally unlikely she would have suffered nothing more than indignation if the air had been filled with vape exhaust.  

 

Especially from vaping products approved by health authorities:  the only ones that would be available if a reasonable government policy was in place to regulate them. 

 

The only evidence of serious harm from vaping has been proven to come from additives easily removed, since they are inferior and cheaper additives typically only used by low quality Chinese import vaping products that all have healthy, though slightly more costly, alternatives

 

I submit this video as proof of my words, and you will find plenty of links in this thread that point to peer reviewed studies that back that up:
 

 

[Ebumbu]

Serious question: Is a dry herb "heater" (cannabis vape) considered a vaporizer? Chat GPT said no. If I took a "dry herb heater" on a plane, or it was found in my car, am I screwed? It's clearly not an electronic cigarette. 

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, Smilin in Thailand said:

 

With all due respect, I must disagree: you are implying that your wife would of died from vape exhaust (which is almost all water vapor).

 

The fact is it is exceptionally unlikely she would have suffered nothing more than indignation if the air had been filled with vape exhaust.  

 

Especially from vaping products approved by health authorities:  the only ones that would be available if a reasonable government policy was in place to regulate them. 

 

The only evidence of serious harm from vaping has been proven to come from additives easily removed, since they are inferior and cheaper additives typically only used by low quality Chinese import vaping products that all have healthy, though slightly more costly, alternatives

 

I submit this video as proof of my words, and you will find plenty of links in this thread that point to peer reviewed studies that back that up:
 

 

My wife passed away from second hand smoke from cigarettes smoked by her father. At that time vapes had not yet been invented. 

[watchcat]

On 3/25/2025 at 5:50 AM, madone said:

and I can tell you the smell of weed is everywhere.

 

So what you can outrun the smell with your bike oversinsitive much ?

[madone]

3 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

So what you can outrun the smell with your bike oversinsitive much ?

I was not complaining. I was replying to someone who claimed the smell of weed was unique to a few tourist areas.

think yo need to work on your reedin' there little chief.  

[Mindful Spender]

So they want to protect everyone from possible dangers from e-cigarettes ?
People around me now massively switch to normal tabaco cigarettes
 

They are protecting some people, those in the tabaco industry.

Government should regulate it, they do the same with marijuana.
Check age of buyers and check quality of imported vapes...

Add tax on the sales and everyone will be happy. 

 

[Davedub]

On 3/24/2025 at 5:08 PM, snoop1130 said:

emphasising public health concerns

 

Addressing soaring PM2.5 levels with an effective plan and followup action would have far more positive impact if addressing public health concerns were actually the motivation here.

I wonder how many people actually believe public health concerns are the real reason for this crackdown?

[jwl53]

Just another talking shop, because of the hype surrounding one of their own (wonder if he will get 5 years)

Don't worry papers it's the same old old nothing will happen T I T

[newbee2022]

On 3/24/2025 at 6:56 PM, ikke1959 said:

Solution number 1     Everybody needs to go smoking normal cigarettes, they are unhealthier, and will contribute to raise the hospital costs.

Solution number 2  Only not allowed for foreigners.. many Thai policemen, Government officials, military, teachers and others are vaping, but that is no problem

Solution number 3  Legalize the whole thing and make it expensive with more tax so that the country will get money to help people instead of their own cigarettes companies

Silly post

[newbee2022]

On 3/25/2025 at 9:16 AM, VBF said:

None of which matters as long as the stupid vapers (or smokers) stay away from other people when using their filthy products.

 

Harm yourself if you want but leave the air as clean as possible around others.

The last consequence of your post would be: 

In matters of clean air ALL smokers/vapers would better die.

Congrats 👍❗

[scotsdude]

Banned in the Maldives now as well... Nothing to do with ppls health... Governments not getting their cut simple as that...

[spidermike007]

I would like to report a man that I saw on the street the other day vaping, he was not supporting your horrific and toxic tobacco monopoly and therefore I would like to report him. All the money needs to go to the government, there's no reason why private individuals should be able to make money on vaping. Lock them up. 

[malibukid]

public caneings like Singapore

[BerndD]

On 3/25/2025 at 8:31 AM, newbee2022 said:

Your kind of logic only?

Sure you're 100% okay?

[BerndD]

 

Thailand is supporting the cigarette industry with these measures, protecting the population from the consequences of vaping are only a transparent mendacious pretext.

How many thousands of people die every year as a result of cigarette consumption?

How many thousands of people die every year as a result of the consumption of the cheapest alcohol?

How many people die in road traffic every year?

There is no provision for a ban on cigarette smoking, nor for a ban on the consumption of the most shabby alcohol. Practically nothing is being done for road safety. But vaping, in which man does not ingest the dangerous, carcinogenic tar, vaping is punished as a crime against the state.

 

Very bad: people are asked, as in Hitler's Germany or other dictatorial states, to spy on others and betray them to the police. Ugh!  

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, BerndD said:

Sure you're 100% okay?

Obviously more than you. 

[newbee2022]

55 minutes ago, BerndD said:

 

Thailand is supporting the cigarette industry with these measures, protecting the population from the consequences of vaping are only a transparent mendacious pretext.

How many thousands of people die every year as a result of cigarette consumption?

How many thousands of people die every year as a result of the consumption of the cheapest alcohol?

How many people die in road traffic every year?

There is no provision for a ban on cigarette smoking, nor for a ban on the consumption of the most shabby alcohol. Practically nothing is being done for road safety. But vaping, in which man does not ingest the dangerous, carcinogenic tar, vaping is punished as a crime against the state.

 

Very bad: people are asked, as in Hitler's Germany or other dictatorial states, to spy on others and betray them to the police. Ugh!  

A bit dumb thinking

"But vaping, in which man does not ingest the dangerous, carcinogenic tar, vaping is punished as a crime against the state."

Go to school again or 🤐🤐🤐

[madone]

Implementing these penalties is acceptable if not misguided,

Turning people into informers by offering to split fines is diabolical 

[ElwoodP]

posts removed.

@BerndD polite and civil posts please.

[kimamey]

I heard about the MP vaping in Parliament, but I didn't here what was done about it.  Were there severe penalties, or was it a misunderstanding?

I can see they want to avoid children taking up vaping but it does seem strange that normal smoking is ok.

[kimamey]

On 3/25/2025 at 9:22 AM, Toby1947 said:

Etc. to include a smack in the nose if you vape near me. 🤣😂

So you're in two minds about it then.  😀

[newbee2022]

On 3/25/2025 at 9:49 AM, Moonlover said:

I'm sure that one can draw up equally long lists for cigarettes and alcohol. Or even walking down the street during periods of poor air quality.

It's about VAPING,

Nothing about cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, cannabis, aso.

Just vaping. So your post is irrelevant. Nothing substantial.

[Moonlover]

8 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

On 3/25/2025 at 9:49 AM, Moonlover said:

I'm sure that one can draw up equally long lists for cigarettes and alcohol. Or even walking down the street during periods of poor air quality.

 

8 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

It's about VAPING,

Nothing about cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, cannabis, aso.

Just vaping. So your post is irrelevant. Nothing substantial.

Well it seems that 4 people agreed with my post so I'm quite comfortable with that.

 

Have a nice day.

[newbee2022]

Just now, Moonlover said:

 

Well it seems that 4 people agreed with my post so I'm quite comfortable with that.

 

Have a nice day.

Yeah, be happy with your 4 fans 😂😂😂😂

[hotchilli]

On 3/24/2025 at 5:08 PM, snoop1130 said:

Using advanced social listening tools, the ministry removed numerous online ads, reinforcing a zero-tolerance policy.

Tip-off's ?

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Silly post

Silly reply

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

It's about VAPING,

Nothing about cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, cannabis, aso.

Just vaping. So your post is irrelevant. Nothing substantial.

The post is about Vaping, correct, but the argument regarding the illegality of them and the complete removal of them, leaving the far more harmful alternatives is questionable

[newbee2022]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

The post is about Vaping, correct, but the argument regarding the illegality of them and the complete removal of them, leaving the far more harmful alternatives is questionable

No, missed the point.

Good day