Proposed Thai Laws for Vaping in Thailand

Don muang air port 2 day's ago another air port employee sighted vaping. This time in the parking lot basement. Not that i did not vape either just saying

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Hi,
Few informations (not so good) about the possible future of vaping in LOS ("s" doesn't have to be smile) in
Anti-smoking drive features tobacco tax hike | Bangkok Post: news

"The ministry also announced it will introduce tougher regulations on electronic cigarettes from the middle of the year. [...]
Meanwhile, the head of Chulalongkorn University's Drug Dependence Research Centre, Jitlada Areesantichai, said there was no evidence to support the popular belief that smoking electronic cigarettes can help wean a person off smoking conventional cigarettes."
After making this post I saw that there was a thread about this article. Couldn't find the way to delete this post.

 

There is a new amendment to a current law, from a FB group..

I've asked for a translation of this..

ยกเลิกทวิ 27 มีผลหลังประกาศ พรบ.ใหม่ 180 วัน แต่...
ออกตัวใหม่มา อยู่ที่ ม. 244 245 246

http://www.customs.go.th/data_files/ceb80cc6dd718c73b5a44daf60a1efe3.PDF

Will update later, or does anyone here, have a translation?

 

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Dude, the amount I bring in and out of Thailand (value-wise) is huge. I was not bothered at all when I entered Thailand with three mechs, two chargers, 18 batteries, and 500 ml of juice. It's all in how you pack it.


Do you just pack everything in your suitcase or put it in your hand luggage?
When you say its all in how you pack it, how do you pack it?

 

Well thats me back in Thailand for good, retired from this overseas working malarkey and as you might imagine i had a hella-lot of gear at my work residence, Normally i do not worry too much carrying a mod, juice and a couple tanks/coils in and out, but I would be lying if i said wasn't a little concerned this time with pretty much my full operation, 3 mods, 10 batteries, battery charger, 6 tanks and RDAs 200ml of juices around 50 pre-made coils, a coil master builders kit, 2 ohm meters, 5 bags of cotton and 4 spools of wire, Thankfully i got it all back into LOS without a problem, mostly in my checked luggage but one mod, all batteries and 20ml of juice in my carry on. I did not stop in BKK though, my luggage was checked all the way through to my final destination. Maybe this helps, maybe it doesn't but I'm happy.

Vape on.

 

seems wise to be discreet about vaping in public, transporting a lot, and selling, but no need to sweat using at home.

 

Apprently there was a section on the bangkok news tonight about e cigs ,by their reckoning they are worse than normal ciggies and something about a 1 million baht fine and 10 years in jail now im not sure i think this is for selling of gear anyone else see or hear about this ?

 

I know nothing about this quote but considering who owns the tobacco rights in Thailand nothing would surprise me. These are people of the highest level in the Kingdom who will do anything to protect their turf.

 

Let me get that for you....


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Flew out of Udon (and then Don Muang) yesterday, and during security in Udon, was asked to remove my mod (not attached to anything and without any batteries) from my check in luggage and put it in my carry on. Was obviously a little confused, but did it anyway... I figured as long as there wasn't a fine or confiscation involved I'd just comply. During the second security check, I just stuffed my mod into my small pouch which housed all my cables/chargers, and security didn't say a word.

In Don Muang, things became a little clearer. There seem to be new airline regulations? Pictures included. To be safe, I separated my gear as usual except for my mod which I left in the cable pouch mentioned earlier... tank/tools in my check in... and again no issues.

TLDR: Airport now wants you to keep vapes in hand luggage.

 

Where do they tell you to put vapes in hand luggage?

**Updated**

Where do they tell you to put vaoes in hand luggage?

 

1) At Udon check in baggage scan was the only place I was verbally told to put the mod into hand carry.
2) At Don Muang, there are numerous signs as you go through the check in process that say DO NOT put your vape in check in luggage as you can see from the photos - guess what your remaining option to put your vape in is?