Using smoke and mirrors


Marketing trick: Unscrupulous sellers are getting very cunning at hiding vape products on e-commerce sites. — DARRAN TAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: It has already been a month since the law regulating smoking products came into force, but vapes are still being sold online, albeit under “camouflage”.

While most e-commerce sites are adhering to the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024, which bars online vape sales beginning Oct 1, some unscrupulous sellers have continued selling them using different keywords.

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