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Smoking in Thailand

In Thailand, the tobacco smoking landscape reveals significant insights into the prevalence and impact of smoking among the adult population. As of 2024, there were 10.7 million smokers aged 15 years and older, indicating a notable decrease from previous years. This indicates that the adult current smoking prevalence was 17.7%, with a marked gender disparity: 35% among males and 1.5% among females. In comparison, in 2020, these figures were slightly higher, with overall prevalence at 19.4%, 38.2% among males, and 1.9% among females. The adult daily smoking prevalence in 2021 was 15.3%, with 30.5% among males and 1.1% among females. In terms of health impact, smoking-related mortality in 2021 accounted for 10.59% of all deaths in the country, translating to 66,327 deaths, with 15.6% of all male deaths and 4.08% of all female deaths. These statistics underscore the critical public health challenges posed by tobacco smoking in Thailand, necessitating continued public health efforts to mitigate its detrimental health impacts.

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January 16, 2019 by elevenmyanmar.com

Thailand's ban on e-cigarettes under study after enforcement problems emerge

A REVIEW of the ban on e-cigarettes is being launched in light of difficulties in enforcing the law.

A working panel led by the Commerce Ministry has assigned the Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Centre (TRC) to conduct a study in response to legal hurdles affecting implementation of the ban.

The panel was set up late last year to reconcile conflicting opinions on both sides of the debate about banning e-cigarettes and how to enforce the ban, [...]

November 09, 2018 by bangkokpost.com

Tourists warned of e-cigarette fines

The Excise Department has warned visitors to Thailand about the fines for bringing electronic cigarettes and related substances or equipment into the country for personal use or sale. Department director-general Patchara Anuntasilpa said on Thursday the Commerce Ministry had enforced a ban on e-cigarettes due to health concerns raised by the Public Health Ministry.

Anyone possessing for personal use "cigalikes", which look like conventional cigarettes and can be used for a number of times, will be fined 6,800 baht per carton [...]

November 01, 2018 by time.com

Thailand Mulls Becoming the First Country in Asia to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Thailand is hoping to become the first country in Asia to legalize medical marijuana and tap into the burgeoning cannabis market, Agence France-Presse reports.

According to a Thai official, a draft bill now under consideration proposes allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes, a considerable change in a country with tough drug trafficking laws.

Jet Sirathraanon, the pubic health committee chair of Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly, emphasized that marijuana would be legal “for medication only, not for recreation.” [...]

October 18, 2018 by atimes.com

Call to overturn ban on e-cigarettes in Thailand

While electronic cigarettes are banned in Thailand, debate continues about whether to legalize them so the government can regulate a market that has now gone underground. The Ends Cigarette Smoke Thailand group, or ECST, has filed a request to the director of Law and Litigation Department in the Office of the Ombudsman Thailand, asking for the ban on e-cigarettes to be reconsidered.

August 31, 2018 by xinhuanet.com

Smoking ban at public beaches in Thailand aims to protect visitors' health

Thailand's ban on cigarette smoking at all public beaches is not only meant to reduce waste but also protect visitors' health, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Director General Jatuporn Burutphat confirmed that the smoking ban at the public beaches will certainly deter the littering of wasteful cigarette butts and keep beachgoers from inhaling cigarette smoke.

Besides, the department chief said, cigarette butts contain nicotine and arsenic, [...]

June 25, 2018 by manilastandard.net

Thailand worst country for vapers

Leaders of national bodies for e-cigarette users ranked Thailand as the worst country in the world to be a vaper or user of electronic cigarettes. In a survey of the 36 national organizations, 33 of them nominated Thailand as having the most restriction for vaping. Australia, with 18 nominations, was considered the second worst country while India was third with 16.

“Thailand has a draconian approach with tourists as well as local people regularly getting arrested for vaping. [...]

April 06, 2018 by vapingpost.com

Thailand: Debates on Why E-Cigs Should Be Legalized

Academics and vapers discuss the possible legalization of e-cigarettes and a number of tobacco products, that could be used as harm reduction alternatives. Vapers in Thailand are faced with some of the harshest regulations worldwide. A ban on the import, export, sale and possession of vaping products has been in place since November 2014. Anyone caught breaking this law will have their items confiscated and fined or sent to prison for up to 10 years if convicted.

April 03, 2018 by coconuts.co

Thailand debates possible legalization of vapes, shisha, e-cigarettes

The debate on non-cigarette smoking products continues in Thailand, amid a legal ban on their import and possession.

Academics and users of e-cigarettes and shisha, along with related parties, have recently attended a seminar to discuss what they believe to be public confusion over these devices. The debate was organized particularly to find an answer to the question of whether they should be supported as an alternative approach to help discourage smoking [...]

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