Proposed Thai Laws for Vaping in Thailand

I quite agree.

 

Wanted to share. Just saw this on facebook. 1 million baht worth of gear in Chang Mai confiscated. Not sure what is worse, the bust or the fact the police say that vaping is 10 times worse than smoking cigarettes. My Thai isn't great but still

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Hi all,
Just back from the sea yesterday after a long time passed far away from any land including Thailand, and I see now that the things are going worst... was hoping that the new law could come out during my long stay at sea, it is not the case... no way to quit nicotine, should buy a packet of cigarettes in the coming hours for smoking everytimes I go out
Anyway, signed off in UAE, the customs took 2 of my mods and tanks, without fine hopefully, bad days guys...
Also, I do not see any recent items updates in our local vendors shops, are they closed now???

 

Sorry to hear about your story @Axel

I haven't follow the vendors' update since a while too but Facebook is still full with vaping gears to sell, easy to find a group. Still ok to get stuff deliver to you so vaping at home is not an issue (yet?).

If you can manage to reduce your vaping outside your home, please do and stay away from cigarettes, I think it worth it.

 

I've been using snus when I don't want to take my mod out. Nothing like a vape, but it does satisfies the nicotine cravings.

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Stay off the stinkies Axel!

 

I am quite curious bout that stuff @AI-NAAM ! ^^ Does it taste good, it it enjoyable ?

 

I like it, (keep in mind, I like tobacco flavored e-liquids) but I still prefer to vape where I can. It's another safer alternative to smoking.

This guy's youtube channel talks about everything "snus" if your interested:

 

Looking at it now ^^ Thank you

 

Thank you for this alternative, should try it!

Watched the video but few questions more:
- is it not making your teeth yellow ?
- is it easy to speak with snus in the mouth ?
- can you have a drink with snus in the mouth ?
- how long do you usually keep it in the mouth before throwing ?

And to help ordering:
- any flavor to advise for beginner ? Maybe Wiskey as I like butterscotch for my juice ?
- which kind the most handy, the white portion maybe?
- which nicotine rate for a chain vaper?

Thank you again, maybe saved me from a fall back into cigarettes
Axel

 

Reading through some of these messages since last year has made me feel saddened. I have lost family members to tobacco smoking. When I visit family abroad, vaping is considered to be a good alternative. People don't just blindly say it is perfectly healthy, but they can judge how helpful it has been to remove the smoke from the equation. I am told that even the doctors often recommend vaping to quit.

Now, I can say that I myself have managed to kick the habit, and my family is happy for me, but for something so trivial, they feel scared for me.. it makes me a little bit angry to have to see things stay like this.

 

So.. heres something curious in the new Customs Act laws approved (but not gazetted yet.. which means 200 days away from being active).. which is semi relevant because that is the current basis of the BiB enforcing the e-cigs yes ?

"Statutory fines and penalties for duty evasion offences are reduced to a range of 0.5 to four times the duty shortfall -- instead of four times the CIF (cost, insurance and freight) value plus duty under the current Act B -- or imprisonment of up to 10 years or both.

For duty evasion offences, "wilful intent" of fraud or "negligence" must be considered and proved by Customs."

So now instead of being 'total cost', it would be the 'duty' that would be applicable. Given that there is no duty, their basis for the fines seems to be dead..
There also doesn't appear to have been specific mentions of ecigs.. So the ridiculous opening bids offered by the BiB should be reduced in accordance too..

The new Customs Act: What to expect and how to prepare | Bangkok Post: business

 

Thats the legislation as a whole.. even only half the max would be used for things like say - fraudulently importing buses by misleading customs on the country of origin.. not carrying vape gear
Like any laws - they have to specify the maximum.. but the maximum is rarely applied. Its there to be used based on the relative damage the crime caused..
I know LOS can be weird at times.. but you would never get the maximum penalty applied for the theoretical offences that might be discussed here in terms of imprisonment.. it would not be a good look for the judiciary when people doing actually really dodgy stuff are getting far far less than that..

But I know I know.. logic and Thailand should not often share the same sentence

I'm just pleased to see at least they are changing that whole crazy 'based on CIF' amount to just 'based on foregone duty'