Vape machines arent illegal due to weed. Its about taxes and monopolies. See ttl. See their full name. It was only recently craft beer was allowed…follow the money, as they say.
Making vaping illegal whilst allowing wrapped raw tobacco is just cute.
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Good opportunity for someone to team up with TTL and become exclusive vape supplier. Probably why this is happening.
What the actual p huck? Heated tobacco products haha! Eg. Cigarettes and cigars? Should we ban lighters? If ttl has an issue ahould we make vape pens useful for essential oils so they can claim said multi use claims as the match and lighter lobbies do?
This is so retarded.
I guess tobaccoo chews should be more welcomed based on that logic. At least they arent outright banned.
They are not available in Taiwan (banned) but people get them from Japan. The look like tiny cigarettes and are heated in something that looks a bit like a vape.
How about full-sized units?
Those are old and absolutely intended for weed. They have been around for nearly 20 years. Clumsy and require plug in, completely different ballgame. But at the same time, should not be banned.
I can agree with banning public smoking. Of anything. This should include garbage, ghost money, god money and everything else. Regardless of thc or cbd contents. They are missing the point completely!
I can agree with having those nasty warnings of disease on commercial products with tobacco.
I can agree with not using cartoons andsuch to attract kids to tobacco use. Or ghost/god money use to be honest.
I can agree to make private businesses that cater to the public to be smoke free (restaraunts and bars as examples)
I can agree to national health insurance cutting coverage to smokers (or alcoholics, drug users and the like)
I cant agree with limiting the freedom to use something in ones home if they make the social contract that said actions may void governemnt services. This is the last line people ought to care deeply about, that slope isnt slippery, its 90 degrees.
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When it takes effect, vapers under the age of 18 will be required to enroll in a program to help them quit smoking, if they caught carrying or smoking e-cigarettes in New Taipei, the city’s health department said in a statement.
Violators who skip the programs without a valid reason will be fined NT$2,000-NT$10,000 (US$71-354), the department warned.
That seems a bit harsh. I assume the same doesn’t apply if people are “caught” carrying regular cigarettes?
In any case, haven’t vaping products containing nicotine been banned for at least a couple of years?
The first time I have seen this. Yes, that is harsh considering it would be the parents paying. I am not even a smoker but why is vaping banned while cigarette smoking not? Good luck with Cannabis reform, way to go progressive Taiwan !
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Also, betelnut anyone?
It is under the age of 18.
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I think vaping tobacco is banned for any age
Nicotine vape is on sale on carts in Linjiang Street night market Taipei.
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Its called TTL. They didnt name themselves a monopoly by accident…
Tobacco?
Nicotine 
You knew what I meant lol
I seriously thought it was weird af they kept pulling things from the back at the vape shop. Now it makes sense lol. I didn’t even want nicotine at least not as high as they gave me.
Taipei cracking down and enforcing laws some. See if it lasts. Then go New Taipei shopping.
Weird because many shops sell this and I see people using it in public
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