Govt urged to consider all aspects before banning vape in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: Vape traders in Sabah want the government to consider all
aspects before taking any action to ban the sale and use of vape in the state. A
spokesman of vape traders in Sabah, Shah Fareed said banning vape arbitrarily
in the state not only would affect the traders, who were mostly Bumiputera aged
40 years and below, but would also lead to a vape black market. He said
Bumiputera traders had invested a large amount of money to be involved in the
business, including getting bank loans and even willing to sell their land to be
used for capital to set up their businesses. We suggested that the government
set up a special panel involving representatives from the government and
outsiders to prepare a guideline on the sale and use of vape. We have no
problem adhering to the guideline, he told a news conference here last night
which was also attended by over 50 vape traders in Sabah. On January 21, the
Sabah state Fatwa Committee decided that the use of shisha and electronic
cigarettes or vape among Muslims in the state was illegal as it was hazardous to
the health.--BERNAMA