The 6th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) was recently held in Athens, where speakers and experts from different parts of the world gathered to share new
findings and updates. The Association of South-East Asian Nations , brought up the prevalence of tobacco product consumption in South-East Asia despite the availability of alternatives that are less harmful.
With the increasing usage of harm-reduction products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products , regulation has become an issue that many countries have yet to solve. For example, the Philippines and Indonesia have made vaping legal while Singapore and Thailand have issued a complete ban on vape products. In Malaysia, nicotine liquids and gel are exempted from the Poison Act 1952, making vape liquid easily accessible to the general public over the counter.
One of the largest concerns regarding the bill is the accessibility to tobacco and vape through other means despite the ban. According to Prof. Puteh, Malaysia is still one of the countries with the largest market for illicit cigarettes. On top of over half the cigarette consumption in the country being illicit, illegal vapes are also becoming a common occurrence. In 2021, Malaysia’s vape market size reached US $558 million.
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