Squeaky-Clean Singapore Steps Up Crackdown on Vapes
Vapes are advertised in the window of store in Brighton, UK, this year. Singapore is scrutinizing vapes laced with the anesthetic substance etomidate.
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Hi, it’s Audrey in Singapore, which has some of the world’s strictest drug laws — and where vapes are coming under closer scrutiny. But first…
Vapes are already banned in Singapore. But you can still walk around sometimes and see locals casually flouting the rules, puffing on their devices — also known as e-cigarettes — at restaurants or outside on their lunch hours in the central business district.