According to foreign reports, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) in Thailand has set up a working group to study whether e-cigarettes can be legalized as a substitute for smokers.

Asa Salikupt from the End Cigarette SMOKe Thailand (ECST) network said the network supports DES Minister Chaivut Thanakamanusorn's plan to legalize vaping and wants the working group to be transparent, listen to the public and allow vaping users to provide information.

"We believe the legalization of e-cigarettes will help Thailand achieve its goals of reducing smokers and protecting non-smokers from secondhand smoke," Salikupt said.

Once e-cigarettes are legalized, the excise department can levy taxes on e-cigarettes.

Maris Karanyawat, also from ECST, said the UK, New Zealand and non-Philippines are likely to promote the use of e-cigarettes to help reduce consumption of harmful substances and help those unable to quit.

"More than 70 countries have legalized e-cigarettes because it reduces the number of smokers," Karanawat added.

By banning e-cigarettes, the government is losing tax revenue, people don't have access to safer alternatives, and the Tobacco Authority of Thailand is losing the opportunity to make a profit, according to Move Forward's Bangkok MP Taopiphop Limjttarkorn.

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