Football fans from all over the world will travel to Qatar to watch the World Cup. But soccer fans hoping to vape will be in for a jolt when they arrive in the small Arab country. Like many bans that have prevailed elsewhere in the world, Qatar does not allow vaping.

The World Cup is held every four years and includes national teams from all over the world.

This year, 32 teams qualified through regional qualifiers to participate in the first World Cup held in Arab countries. The competition begins with the group playoffs on Sunday, November 20 and runs until December 18, when the Championship game will take place.

Qatar bans e-cigarettes

Qatar has completely banned vaping products. They cannot be imported, sold, bought, used or even owned. Products carried by travelers may be confiscated by customs upon entry, and while officials may simply confiscate and dispose of the products, foreign tourists may also be subject to criminal charges for possession or importation.

Anyone violating the country's strict vaping ban could be fined up to $2,700 or jailed for up to three months.

E-cigarettes have been illegal in Qatar since 2014, according to the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) website. The same restrictions and penalties apply to heated tobacco products such as IQOS.

"The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar presents a powerful opportunity to take global tobacco control efforts to the next level." The nicotine limit cheers the press release.

According to the GSTHR, some smokeless tobacco – including snus – and nicotine pouches are allowed and apparently sold in Qatar, but even the use of invisible oral products in no-smoking areas may be restricted. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, such as nicotine gum, are legal but only sold in pharmacies and require a prescription.

In an unfortunate publicity stunt, a British e-liquid maker has offered to pay the fines of British vapers fined by a Qatari court for vaping. Their publicity promises compensation for any fines incurred - but doesn't explain how they will compensate for the prison term.

smoking allowed

Of course, cigarettes are legal in Qatar. In fact, more than 25 percent of Qatari men smoke, and cigarette use among them appears to be on the rise.

Only 0.6 percent of women in Qatar smoke, compared to the high smoking rate among men. This disparity is not uncommon in countries where women's rights and freedoms are limited by authoritarian patriarchies.

Qatar has banned the sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages at the country's eight World Cup stadiums, it was reported today.

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