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Indonesia to continue to regulate and not ban vapes, say officials despite drug abuse fears
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Vape shops are rapidly increasing in number across Jakarta, with most of their customers coming from Gen Z.
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- Indonesian authorities found 1 in 10 vape products sampled contained narcotics like marijuana and methamphetamine, primarily affecting Gen-Z users.
- In response, health advocates urge a vape ban like Singapore and Malaysia, but Indonesia prefers regulation due to the industry's economic contribution,
- Vapes are regulated via a presidential regulation that specify permitted ingredients, and while random checks on retailers by Health Ministry have been mooted.
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JAKARTA – Indonesia looks to continue to regulate vape products rather than ban them, despite a recent finding that one in 10 vape products in the country contained harmful substances.
The Indonesian authorities sampled 350 vape products across the country’s provinces from July to mid-September, and found that around 10 per cent of them contained harmful Class I narcotics.
