Proposed Thai Laws for Vaping in Thailand

The thing that I can still appreaciate is I have NO negative comments from the Thai people I know / meet while I'm vaping they are more curious than anything else.

Also I see more and more Thai smokers looking at doing the switch to vaping.

A foreign company I know in my area is allowing vaping inside the premisces as long as you don't blow up clouds (200+ employees with half of them or more foreign).

All hope is not lost but that does not mean you should act stupid.

 

I kind of agree with this.
On the other hand.
I guess it might also depends on your behaviour and where you are.
I still vape openly in many places in my area of Bangkok (not many tourists, expats and bibs around, especially the one looking for extra money) :
- outside restaurants
- inside an half open restaurant where guests are allowed to smoke,
- in the streets,
- ...
Also in other areas of the city of angels :
- quite often when I get out of MRT, but I wait to be out of the crowd and walking.
- in the streets (Sukhumvit included but not where the bib stand)
- in the smoking areas of shopping centers.
- at airports smoking areas
- one smoking area where I should really not vape but when have to spend hours waiting for a stamp, just need to. Seen some Thais doing it also at this place and I'm being extra discreet and quick.
Behaviour :
- look around not to do it in front of a bib
- don't hide, but try to be discreet and not provocative -small mod/atom that fits completely in my hand, no big cloud (sometimes/some places no cloud at all), usually don't vape for long, just a few quick puffs and puts it back in a pocket -depending on where I vape.
- Try not to disturb people around and pay attention to their reactions.
Did it for years, just being more discreet since they are making more problems to vapers.
Maybe I'm just very lucky, maybe I'm stupid, maybe I just don't let (same adjective) laws restraining me from doing what I like (and is a healthier choice) as long as it doesn't arm anyone.
And if I get caught ? Well I guess I'm ready to pay the price for my "freedom" and it will be probably time to move on to a more friendly place.
Vape on and be careful and lucky.

 

Further update here on a recent 'announcement' that the ban is appropriate:

E-cigarettes - Thailand ban is "appropriate" says leading doctor - Thailand News - Thailand Visa Forum by Thai Visa | The Nation

 

Customs and police make big bucks,the corruption is immence in los beyond what most
people encounter unfortunatley to my cost............LOL

 

If so, another nail in the coffin to stay in Thailand for retirement and maybe even to be here at all.

 

Guess I'll leave a spare mod and tank the next time I go over... although I'm pretty sure that mods (especially box mods) are the only thing that may be easily identifiable on a scan (as opposed to a tank broken down into many pieces). Maybe it's time to look into mods that can be be almost completely disassembled as well... I doubt they'll be able to pick something like that out from a small pouch full of cables and chargers.

That said... I'll probably just get a new mod/tank to leave in Thailand. The most annoying part about this is that I won't be able to vape immediately after I get my luggage when I land at home... where vaping freely is completely permitted.

 

Thanks for information. Hope this bad news could be a fake one and that it won't be confirmed.
I wouldn't be surprised as it would be going in the general direction.
Will travel in a neighbouring country soon and if I can't take my gear with me, it gonna be a pain in the ****. Will have to buy some there. Hopefully this country is vape friendly.
Waiting to see if it is confirmed or not.
BTW do you have any link to the FB groups where you saw this information ? Feel free to pm it to me if you don't feel like sharing it here.

 

Actually, any chance of copy pasting the relevant messages here... just the content will do. At least the information is shared without any names being named.

(And I'm sure everyone here would appreciate the info)

 

What about other airports? Phuket etc.

 

I'm going to assume the worst and guess that this includes both checked/hand luggage. Just wondered what kind of gear they've spotted so far.

I just hope that domestic flights are a little more lenient... so I can at least get a mod/tank in before they start going really nuts. Oh that just gave me an idea... if I CIQ transfer in Don Muang without passing immigration, I wonder if my checked luggage gets the scan.