While e-cigarettes are used around the world as a way of helping people quit smoking, travellers must be aware that Thailand’s vaping law means these devices are illegal in the kingdom.
Whatever the motivations for the ban were in the first place, it’s now just another way for Thai police to fleece visitors.
Vaping remains illegal under Thailand’s vaping law
Vaping came into the spotlight when Huai Kwang Police Officers extorted 27,000 baht from a Taiwanese actress for carrying an illegal e-cigarette last month. Then, Pattaya Police fined a group of Chinese tourists 30,000 baht of an initial 60,000 baht fine for possessing e-cigarettes in Pattaya.
Asa Saligupta of End Cigarette Smoke Thailand said…
“We remain confident that Thailand’s parliament will legalise and regulate vaping once the General Election has been held. The issue is simply too big to ignore and the…
