Tobacco industry looks to win over Gulf regulators in the great vape debate

Tobacco industry figures are looking to convince decision-makers that e-cigarettes and vaping are an alternative in the heavy-smoking Middle East.

So far, they have met with tough resistance.

E-cigarettes and vaping products are banned Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman and Qatar — although they are widely available on the black market — as regulators fear a vaping epidemic among teenagers that is similar to the one in the US.

While the UAE allows the sale of e-cigarettes, regulators do not support their use as part of efforts to encourage smokers to quit, and there are curbs on their promotion and advertising.

To know more: https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2022/06/20/e-cigarettes-more-local-data-needed-to-assess-if-they-work-as-quitting-aids/