Proposed Thai Laws for Vaping in Thailand

Something I cannot get... this new law is against ecig or duty evasion? Most of us have bought the vaping gears here, directly in Thailand from local vendors, so how the police may charge us for duty evasion? Also, is it advisable to claim that the gears were bought locally in case of arrest?

 

Indeed.. but also if only things like Thai Tobacco Monopoly were not State Enterprises

This says a lot right here:

**Updated**

Yeah, the thing is, that there is no actual legislation against ecigs. The enforcement is based on Customs Law that says there was no Duty collected because it doesnt have a HSS code here in Thailand. And their importation is listed in the updated tobacco laws last year. But nothing about their use.

The BiB then have decided to interpret this as the basis for confiscating/fining ecig gear. Which is curious unto itself because its a Customs law, not a Crimes Act law..

Basically.. one could be free to assume its about the Tea Money...

Because applying the same logic.. I never paid duty on the clothes I wore or the mobile phone I also imported into the country at the same time... but as I've already observed.. Thailand/Logic.. meh...

 

99% of the time this thread is irrelevant to me out in the sticks. Vape when and where I like, but with the same consideration I gave to non smokers when I was on a lot of stinkies.
But I do get down to Bangkok from time to time, and without all this info, I'd be as gullible as a first time tourist to LoS.

 

Yup.. true of virtually every law in LoS... no helmet.. no plates.. no greenbook... no midnight cut off...
Besides being stuck up country... being up country has it's advantages 5555

 

By satisfying one's addiction, of course ! ^^

 

Any news of tourists being done for vaping in Pattaya lately?
I'm visiting there in a week or so, so was just wondering if it's gone a bit quiet?

 

I haven't heard of any but on my last trip down there I was warned by some of the bars to make sure I hid it if the police come in. Previously when I checked if ok to vape, as I always did, it was never any problem. The mama sangs in the bars and clubs tend to have a good feel for what;s going on I think.

 

Thanks chaps.

 

Have to get me one of these....

 

Well....I just got back from 2 weeks in Pattaya and a night in Bangkok. I vaped everywhere relatively discretely. I saw quite a lot of Thais openly vaping wherever they wanted, they seem to love sub ohming, blowing great plooms with not a care in the world.
On Sukhmvit road near Nana the was a fairly large stall on the street selling vaping equipment and juice. There were lots of cops around there too but It didn't bother the seller.
I vaped in all the bars and clubs where smoking was allowed and no one said anything or gave me a second glance.
At the airport on the way home I got my bag searched at security, they saw some of my vape stuff but just ignored it. I'd inadvertently forgotten a bottle of water in my rucksack.

It's all a bit confusing really. When I went in november I knew nothing about all of this crackdown and carried on as normal. I've done the same on my last 2 trips since then, albeit more discretely.

Maybe I've just been lucky.