Proposed Thai Laws for Vaping in Thailand

fear the same, I vape in the car, I try to do on main roads.

 

Where did your friend, who Was fined 25K get caught? Pattaya?

 

I think you are absolutely right.

This country is not the one we all dreamed of! Getting extorted for 20,000 - 25,000 Baht will only drive more of us away.

It starts to look like that I also will not stay in Thailand forever! Too many things here that are driving us out of paradise.

 

PMTL wanted to move towards a smoke-free future and supported a tax policy based on the principle of tobacco harm-reduction that encourages smokers to switch from cigarettes to less harmful alternatives, such as noncombustible tobacco products, he said.

Tobacco giant criticises new tax; border controls tightened to prevent smuggling

 

I'd be willing to contribute to a fund for someone to execute a sting operation to get all of this wholesale extortion on camera to be made public in the widest form possible.

 

Maybe not but if we can make some self-proclaimed defender of the peace lose face in a big way, others of his ilk may think twice about harassing those of us trying to improve our health.

 

Think I'll just stick to vaping indoors .

Although I don't like it, I can't say I've been overly affected by this 'ban'.

 

Me neither, mostly because I am not in a touristic area and because I make my own juice / coils. Thus said having the shadow of the BiB over your head for choosing an healthier alternative pisses me off.

 

I vape now home, at friend's home or places I feel really safe.
so do I: affected no, this ban make me come back the "flavor dripper pleasure" (but make me thinking about this 21 century prohibition? some will never learn)

 

That's ME!

Neither have I keeping a low profile and such. And as I've said before, in the places where I move around people don't give a damn whether you smoke or vape as long as it doesn't bother them too much.

It just pisses me off the way in which these guys take advantage to make a quick buck and rips off the foreigner because they know the foreigner won't (can't) make trouble. Don't get me wrong. It's not only a Thai thing. I've lived in enough other countries to see the exact same thing happen in a number if different situations not vaping related.

The vaping ban is draconian but I can live with it. I'm not about to move to another country because of it. But for heavens' sake - STOP THE CORRUPTION!!! Yes, yes I know....

 

My condolences to V For Vendetta, that really is a major pain in the butt.
I left LOS last year, and unlike my teenage daughter couldn't care less if I don't return- I've spent many years in other Asian countries and don't see the same level of harassment in any of them-- at least, not for vaping.
Here, in UK, we had worries about the EU inflicted TPD but that passed with little problems other than there's now a maximum limit on E Liquids of 20mg, and new tanks have to be maximum 2 ml. Neither of these affect me, since I mix my own and own a ridiculous amount of mods and tanks.
There's zero paranoia associated with Vaping in Public.
I'm very surprised that Thai Vapers are putting up with 20k Baht fines ( yes, I know that they aren't, but that's my point)
To those of you considering leaving, all I can say is 'Go for it', there's better places out there.

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Headline should be edited..'E-cigarettes are harmful to the health.................... - of the Thai tobacco economy'.

ASH Thailand says e-cigarette is harmful to health - Thai PBS English News