PETALING JAYA: No one can deny the smoking of cigarettes is a health hazard that has taken the lives of millions of people around the world. This has prompted governments to come out with legislation to restrict the consumption of tobacco products and, in some cases, to ban it.
The situation becomes more complicated with the rising popularity of safer nicotine products such as e-cigarettes , heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches which have been touted as being significantly less harmful than cigarettes.The debate on the merits of prohibiting such products rages on. Malaysia, too, has been pulled into this debate over tobacco control, as evident in the formulation of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023.
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