Laos to tighten regulation on e-cigarettes


VIENTIANE: Laos plans to amend and supplement certain provisions of the law on drug prevention and control, with e-cigarettes to be included in the list of substances and precursors classified as addictive.

Speaking at the sixth ordinary session of the National Assembly's ninth legislature, which concluded on Nov 21, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security Vilay Lakhamfong stressed that e-cigarettes, one of the emerging issues of social concerns, are yet to be listed as prohibited substances in Laos. Therefore, in the near future, they will be added to the list of products containing banned addictive substances and precursors.

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