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*Shutting down the licensed retailers who have every incentive to follow the law will not simply make vaping go away. Instead, it will drive the millions of e-cigarette users into the black market. There, consumers will have little guarantee about the safety of the products they’re buying, dealers have no incentive to check customers’ age, and regulators have a limited ability to track or stop them. | *Shutting down the licensed retailers who have every incentive to follow the law will not simply make vaping go away. Instead, it will drive the millions of e-cigarette users into the black market. There, consumers will have little guarantee about the safety of the products they’re buying, dealers have no incentive to check customers’ age, and regulators have a limited ability to track or stop them. | ||
*For those vapers reasonably fearful of black market products, there is also the do-it-yourself route. “Homebrewing” e-liquid may eliminate the risks of vaping the harmful chemicals found in black market products. But it also comes with its own dangers. These new dangers stem from the challenges of choosing safe ingredients, in safe concentrations, and avoiding contamination. Not everyone will get it right all of the time. | *For those vapers reasonably fearful of black market products, there is also the do-it-yourself route. “Homebrewing” e-liquid may eliminate the risks of vaping the harmful chemicals found in black market products. But it also comes with its own dangers. These new dangers stem from the challenges of choosing safe ingredients, in safe concentrations, and avoiding contamination. Not everyone will get it right all of the time. | ||
===2019: Article: [https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1638918/police-raid-hookah-e-cig-sellers Police raid hookah, e-cig sellers]=== | |||
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*The detainees were charged with possessing and providing contraband products, and violating the tobacco control law and migrant workers' law. These offences carry maximum jail terms of five years and/or fines up to 600,000 baht. | |||
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*About 79 percent of respondents said they would “look to the black market” if products they use “were banned tomorrow," while 14 percent said they would return to smoking analog cigarettes. | *About 79 percent of respondents said they would “look to the black market” if products they use “were banned tomorrow," while 14 percent said they would return to smoking analog cigarettes. | ||
*Home-blended e-liquid would become common in response to flavor bans. This runs counter to the regulatory goal, which is to ensure safety. | *Home-blended e-liquid would become common in response to flavor bans. This runs counter to the regulatory goal, which is to ensure safety. | ||
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