Cheered On by the WHO, Vietnam Tightens Total Vape Ban

Cheered On by the WHO, Vietnam Tightens Total Vape Ban

On December 11, Vietnam passed an amendment to its Investment Law in order to prohibit all investment or commercial trade in nicotine vapes and heated tobacco products. The move makes the country’s total ban on these harm reduction alternatives to smoking—implemented at the beginning of 2025, and including personal possession and use—even more absolute. The World Health Organization—which broadly opposes and demonizes tobacco harm reduction—had …