Anti-tobacco groups urge all states to ban the sale of vapes. Seven states (Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Selangor) have already banned or are open to banning vape sales. Putrajaya legalised nicotine vape in 2023 to tax e-liquids.| CodeBlue
Medical groups are pressuring MOH to impose a federal ban on vape sales. The Malaysian Thoracic Society and Lung Foundation Malaysia say Act 852 empowers the health minister to gazette an order prohibiting vape if there is an "acute or critical situation".| CodeBlue