The United States Food and Drug Administration is preparing to streamline review procedures for vapes and nicotine pouches, while governments across the Asia-Pacific region escalate bans, product seizures, and criminal prosecutions of the exact same alternatives.
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Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed a complete ban on e-cigarettes, heated tobacco, and related components during a National Assembly Standing Committee meeting on September 21. The proposal amends the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harm to outlaw all production, commercial trade, storage, and personal use of novel nicotine devices.
Expanding the Scope of Tobacco Prohibitions
Presenting the draft law, Permanent Deputy Minister of Health Vu Manh Ha outlined restrictions targeting modern nicotine products. The law prohibits the production, sale, import, and export of electronic devices, component assemblies, and solutions used to assemble e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
Online commerce faces strict curbs. The draft bans tobacco sales across the internet, e-commerce platforms, social networks, and digital platforms, while also prohibiting point-of-sale displays. Retailers must verify customer ages using the national VNeID digital identification app or passports whenever a buyer is suspected of being under 18. Additionally, sales within a 100-meter radius of educational and medical facilities are banned.
Lawmakers Debate Retail Licensing and Enforcement
While endorsing stricter public health protections, the National Assembly’s Committee on Culture and Social Affairs questioned several provisions. Chairman Nguyen Dac Vinh opposed the draft’s plan to abolish tobacco sales licenses for wholesalers and retailers, warning that deregulation could increase access and consumer numbers.
Nguyen Dac Vinh also noted that the strict 100-meter retail buffer around schools is impractical, recommending that the Government regulate sales in “adjacent areas” instead. He also urged flexibility regarding VNeID verification to prevent excessive data collection.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized the need for actionable digital oversight, stating:
“Clause 7 of Article 9 of the draft prohibits the sale of tobacco products on the internet, e-commerce platforms, social networks, and digital platforms… but it does not simultaneously define the responsibilities of the platform operators; the mechanism for detecting and removing infringing content and accounts; or coordinating handling.”
Economic and Financial Committee Chairman Phan Van Mai supported prioritizing public health over retail revenue:
“We shouldn’t think of tobacco retail as an unattainable ‘livelihood’ for the people, because the income from this is actually not much.”
Lawmakers will continue reviewing the draft to resolve overlaps in device definitions and align the policy with national investment laws.
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies is evaluating Bill 2005/26, a proposal to ban the manufacture, import, sale, transport, storage, and advertising of electronic smoking devices (DEFs), including vapes and heated tobacco products. The text also outlaws device usage in enclosed public and private collective venues.
Read moreIndonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has recommended a total ban on electronic cigarettes across the country. The proposal was presented during a policy meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs in Jakarta on September 9, 2026, following evidence that vaping devices are serving as distribution channels for illegal narcotics.
Read moreBrazilian lawmakers are debating Bill 2466/26, which proposes a federal ban on the sale, import, and advertising of electronic smoking devices (DEFs). The bill codifies existing regulatory bans into law to address rising vape use among youth.
Read moreState Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has signaled a potential expansion of Russia’s anti-vaping campaign, following regional bans in five federal subjects. This legislative push occurs alongside upcoming federal licensing requirements, threatening to dismantle a retail sector that serves millions of adult consumers.
Read moreState Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has urged Russian regional governments to enforce total bans on retail vape sales to protect children. Volodin noted that existing federal restrictions have failed to curb the market, with specialized vape shops decreasing by only 10% over the last year.
Read moreAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed amendments outlawing the civil and commercial circulation of electronic cigarettes and vaping products. Effective April 1, 2026, the ban places vape devices and their components under the same restricted legal status as weapons and hazardous poisons.
Read moreThe North Sumatra Provincial Government has initiated plans to codify its current civil servant vape ban into a binding regional regulation (Perda). This legal escalation follows Gubernatorial Instruction No. 188.54/3/INST/2026, which prohibits all state civil servants (ASN), contract employees (PPPK), and regional enterprise (BUMD) staff from using electronic cigarettes at work.
Read moreThe North Sumatra Provincial Government (Pemprov Sumut) is preparing a regional regulation (Perda) to ban electronic cigarettes, upgrading a policy that currently restricts government employees. This regulatory shift aims to prevent vapes from being used as a medium for drug abuse across the province.
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