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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by odiroot on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:25AM (#46612980)
Singapore and AFAIK Thailand banned vapes altogether. And it seems to be actually enforced. They have completely different grounds for it but still, there's already some movement in this space.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by allarm on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @04:16AM (#46613971)
Pipe and roll-your-own tobacco are also banned in Singapore, but regular cigarettes are sold just fine. There may be a different reason for the bans.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by halapro on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:51AM (#46613132)
Not. I've seen young teenagers vape in Thailand, that's how enforced it is. They only catch foreigners from whom they can extract thousand-dollar bribes.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by tcper on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @04:23AM (#46614028)
Vapes illegal, but weed legal, that's great
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by anon5739483 on Thursday January 15, 2026 @10:15AM (#46633667)
In Thailand, regular smoking is shunned by the public but vapes are literally everywhere.

I've even seen 15-16 year old boys in Thailand pick up their girlfriends on motorbikes, race their friends to the food court, drink a couple of beers and vape once they get there, then ride their girlfriends home again while still under the influence, all without helmets mind you.

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