Still being sold too. No telling when they will get around to telling the vape shops they have to stop.
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Still being sold too. No telling when they will get around to telling the vape shops they have to stop.
Thailands system of government and culture is paradoxical and lacks all integrity. Vaping may be banned but there are still brick and mortar stands in markets selling vape Gear and liquids. People also vape regularly.
The laws against vaping in Thailand merely enable the authorities to indiscriminately gain revenue from unseasoned tourists who vape and don't know the rules. It's quite an insult.
Thai people generally do not vape so most of those vaping in Thailand are tourists and ex-pats.
The system is not designed to put vapers in jail. That costs the Thai government money. The standard procedure to resolve a vaping offence is to offer a bribe. That's how it works in Thailand with farang. They aren't interested in morality and right or wrong or improving their nation. They only care about money. Brothels and strip clubs, child prostitution and the illegal sale of arms is sufficient illustration to show this is not a nation that cares about the well being of their citizens much less tourists.
Thailand is not the same since the death of the King or since he got sick.
Shame on Thailand. I didn't go there last year because of these laws against vaping.
The last thing I was going to do was put my cigarette cessation at risk for some corrupt, immoral third world country.
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I have lived in Thailand more than 20 years. I agree with almost everything you said except the part about the "brick and mortar shops" in weekend markets. In the past year the police have raided the markets regularly to arrest those people. They are operating on card tables set up for the night. There are no real shops in this country that sell vape gear. They also shut down all but a few online sites selling vape product and only left those open willing to pay and in a few cases connected to officials who are supposed to be enforcing these laws. I agree since the Kings death it has only gotten worse.
In a 1st world country thats how its done ,3rd world -- whole different story
I know it's hard to keep up with all the new laws - I was looking at the blu pod that have nic salt and came across this. Can't vouch for its accuracy.
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Global Vaping Rules | blu
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US Vaping Laws: State By State Guide | Vaping Regulations | blu
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Global Vaping Rules | blu
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US Vaping Laws: State By State Guide | Vaping Regulations | blu
i can vouch for Japan and S.Korea being correct.although juice is a lot more expensive in Japan then S. Korea
Ahh it's Qorax! I love your reviews. They are so informative and full of enthusiasm and passion for vaping.
I got a clone Kayfun after I watched your reviews lol
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Vaping ban here in the Philippines has nothing to do with the Tobacco companies. It's all about the presidents view on smoking. He lost a loved one to lung cancer and that's actually the root of it. I have yet to see or hear about someone getting caught or punished for breaking that law. I just look around and if I don't see any authorities I vape. There are a number of bars and even one or two restaurants that I know of that have smoking areas, some indoors and some outdoors. All you have to do is ask the security guards where you can smoke or vape and they will let you know where to go.
So he lost a loved one to lung cancer, and because of that he wants smokers to keep dying from lung cancer. Makes sense!
If it's true that vaping is banned in those countries, they sure don't enforce it very well. I've been to Thailand and Malaysia and I saw plenty of people vaping. I'm sure it has something to do with the not-so-honest government and cops. You can bribe any cop in Malaysia for the right price. Although, I can see enforcement getting stronger as the country gets more developed.
Oh, I'm not so sure. You can probably buy any cop in Tucson, for the right price. Granted, it is little Mexico in some ways, but.... You can PROBABLY buy any cop in Tucson for the right price, but I sure have never tried it because you can be shot by any cop in Tucson if he/she is in the correct mood, so there is that.
Also, peeps with the bad freaking attitude because a loved one died from SMOKING sheesh, maybe it's time to grow up and realize that you may be the leader or even the DICTATOR of a country but that doesn't mean your RELATIVES are going to like you, do what you ask, or do ANYTHING other than blowing smoke in your face, so the person you should be taking it out on is your RELATIVE, not your freaking... populace.
IDK what it is with leaders these days....
Laughing so I don't cry.
Anna
Also, peeps with the bad freaking attitude because a loved one died from SMOKING sheesh, maybe it's time to grow up and realize that you may be the leader or even the DICTATOR of a country but that doesn't mean your RELATIVES are going to like you, do what you ask, or do ANYTHING other than blowing smoke in your face, so the person you should be taking it out on is your RELATIVE, not your freaking... populace.
IDK what it is with leaders these days....
Laughing so I don't cry.Anna
The report is wrong. It's not banned in Malaysia. Technically shops should not stock juice containing nic (but many do) which can only be sold be registered medical outlets and some states have cracked down on smoking in certain areas but that's smoking, which also includes vaping, not just vaping.
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I guess that my list of third world countries and places that I will never set foot in again has just expanded, and that includes places in the US too, like San Francisco, which I consider to be a third world place.
I wouldn't be surprised if I'm watching an episode of "Locked up Abroad" one day in the future, and the episode is about some unfortunate person who gets thrown into a third world hellhole prison for the extremely severe and horrible crime of vaping, and they get sentenced to 7 years of hard labor. 3 years for possessing a vape pen, 2 years extra for possessing a flavored juice and 2 years extra for visiting this forum and promoting illegal vape propaganda.
I wouldn't be surprised if I'm watching an episode of "Locked up Abroad" one day in the future, and the episode is about some unfortunate person who gets thrown into a third world hellhole prison for the extremely severe and horrible crime of vaping, and they get sentenced to 7 years of hard labor. 3 years for possessing a vape pen, 2 years extra for possessing a flavored juice and 2 years extra for visiting this forum and promoting illegal vape propaganda.
You have to wonder if he'd ban vehicles if a relative lost his life in a car accident. It's got to be related to cigarette tax losses and lost kickbacks from somewhere. It's about the money ... it's almost always about the money.
just checked the price of a packs of cigs here the other
10 years ago 32 peso
few days ago 91 peso
1usd = 52 peso here
yea they are learning to tax the F%^$ out of cigs here
10 years ago 32 peso
few days ago 91 peso
1usd = 52 peso here
yea they are learning to tax the F%^$ out of cigs here
If above is true it means president is an ..................... well, let say...
...."He has great difficulty connecting causes and effects."
I have traveled to and from the Philippines numerous times in the past ... In fact, I lived in 'Bacolod City' for 5 years straight before coming back here to the US about 6 years ago.
What bothers me is the police corruption at the Manila airport .... Prior to the election of president Duterte, certain authorities at the airport would put a bullet in a traveler's baggage and then bust them during the inspection .... These "Crocodiles" would then extort money from the traveler, or take them to jail if they would not pay up.
The bottom line is .... I just hope they don't start extorting foreign travelers for vape gear they actually find in there luggage.
BTW ... I will be flying from the US to Manila, Philippines the first week of Aug. (and I plan on taking my vape gear with me)
What bothers me is the police corruption at the Manila airport .... Prior to the election of president Duterte, certain authorities at the airport would put a bullet in a traveler's baggage and then bust them during the inspection .... These "Crocodiles" would then extort money from the traveler, or take them to jail if they would not pay up.
The bottom line is .... I just hope they don't start extorting foreign travelers for vape gear they actually find in there luggage.
BTW ... I will be flying from the US to Manila, Philippines the first week of Aug. (and I plan on taking my vape gear with me)
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