‘Leave vape out of proposed ban on smoking’


The GEG law will be a challenge for the authorities and legal vape sellers as it paves the way for unregulated, unsafe and sub-standard products to flood our market, says Tengku Aslahuddin. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star

AN association representing ecigarette users is urging the government to leave out vape products in its proposed ban on smoking for those born in 2005 and later.

This is because the move, or generational endgame (GEG), lumps together vape with tobacco and covers all vaping products.

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