Govt urged to regulate e-cigarette and vape industry


PETALING JAYA: Industry players have been calling for the e-cigarette and vape industry to be regulated while tobacco control groups think it should be banned as long as there is no law governing it.

Harm Reduction Association programme director Samsul Kamal Arifin Mohd Basir said it made no sense for the government to impose an excise duty of 40 sen per ml on the nicotine-free liquid used in e-cigarettes while those with nicotine remain banned.

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