Malaysia to ban vaping and keep smoking!

The Malaysian Health Ministry has shared a longterm plan to ban vaping. Citing 'research' showing that 1 hour of vaping is more dangerous than 150 cigarettes and quoting a study from the University of Athens, conducted in 2012, that showed that e-cigarettes cause harm to the lungs the government of Malaysia have said that vaping is more harmful than conventional smoking.

However, this Medical Daily story and video claims to have compiled all available data on e-cigarettes and the smoking of normal cigarettes and draws a different conclusion. Although it does state vaping is less harmful, it expresses this does not mean it is safe!

Regulation might be a good idea as this US poll shows and with a 50% adoption rate cited from the findings, until further studies are conducted in to the long term consequences, regulation would be sensible.

So has the Malaysia government had a change of heart by deciding that the longterm health of its public is a major priority? The statement comes a matter of days after the deadly haze lifted, which the Malaysian government could be said to have been less than proactive in fighting... or could there be other incentives behind their position to allow the continued sale and consumption of the controlled, taxed and unarguably deadly cigarettes and ban or regulate the substitute product that appears to be somewhat safer but widely misunderstood?

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