Claim: No vaping ban U-turn, says Indian official, as protests fizzle.
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title: Ismail Sabri Yaakob
text: Malaysian Health Ministry. He has gone further in hoping that the unregulated industry can expand globally. Many prominent doctors and physicians have publicly chided Ismail Sabri's support for the industry, including the Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Ismail who publicly decreed that all vape outlets must be shutdown by 1 January 2016. On 13 April 2018, Ismail Sabri again provoked a controversy when he said "Every vote for the DAP is akin to giving power to the Pakatan Harapan (PH) pact to eliminate the purported Malay “special rights” and the “uniqueness” of Islam" as been reported by the Malay language-newspaper "Utusan

title: Smoking in India
text: of Maharashtra. Other regions that have bans are: Import of e-cigarettes and e-liquid is permitted in India, but involves varying permissions. While four states have limitation on distribution of e-cigarettes, there is no restriction in any of the remaining Indian states. Currently, this product is not a drug as per the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, and neither does it come under the jurisdiction of the tobacco department as it does not contain tobacco. The market largely consists of small retailers and importers, but with a few organized players such as ITC with their brand EON, Godfrey Philips with the

title: Ibrahim Ismail of Johor
text: not without certain controversy, as this has caused disruptions, particularly for private businesses dealing with Singapore. The private sector nevertheless continues to rest on Saturdays and Sundays. In August 2015, Sultan Ibrahim decreed that the name of Kulaijaya district be reverted to its former name of "Kulai". He also decreed that Nusajaya be renamed to "Iskandar Puteri", as well as renaming Ledang District to Tangkak District. Sultan Ibrahim issued a decree banning vape in Johor effective 1 January 2016. The purposes of the ban is for the sake of the health of the Johor state residents. Kelantan and Terengganu followed

title: Regulation of electronic cigarettes
text: in the other states vary. The states of Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Mizoram and Maharashtra have banned e-cigarettes under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and Food Safety & Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation, 2011. In August 2018, the Central Government had asked the states to ban all types of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems. Regulation of electronic cigarettes Regulation of electronic cigarettes varies across countries and states, ranging from no regulation to banning them entirely. Others have introduced strict restrictions and some have licensed devices as medicines such as in the UK. , around two thirds

title: Smoking in India
text: The Indian government felt that films were glamorizing cigarettes, and with nearly 15 million people going to see Bollywood films on a daily basis, then Health Minister Anubumani Ramadoss claimed that the ban would "protect the lives of millions of people who could become addicted to smoking under the influence of movies." Under the smoking ban, smoking scenes in any movie was prohibited, including any old or historical movies where, some argued, smoking was necessary to make the depiction accurate. If producers wished to show a character smoking, the scene would have to be accompanied by a note saying that

title: Smoking ban
text: Division Bench of the Kerala High Court in India banned smoking in public places by declaring public smoking as illegal (the first time in the world), unconstitutional, and violative of Article 21 of the constitution. The bench headed by Dr. Justice K. Narayana Kurup, held that tobacco smoking in public places (in the form of cigarettes, cigars, beedies or otherwise) falls within the mischief of the penal provisions relating to public nuisance as contained in the Indian Penal Code and within the definition of air pollution as contained in the statutes dealing with protection and preservation of environment, in particular,

title: Smoking ban
text: Kerala High Court in India banned smoking in public places by declaring "public smoking as illegal first time in the history of whole world, unconstitutional and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution." The Bench, headed by Dr. Justice K. Narayana Kurup, held that "tobacco smoking" in public places (in the form of cigarettes, cigars, beedies or otherwise) "falls within the mischief of the penal provisions relating to public nuisance as contained in the Indian Penal Code and also the definition of air pollution as contained in the statutes dealing with the protection and preservation of the environment, in particular,

title: Anna Hazare
text: prohibition would come into force in a village if 25% of the women in the village demanded it. In 2009 the state government amended the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 to reflect this. It was decided to ban the sale of tobacco, cigarettes, and beedies (an unfiltered cigarette where the tobacco is rolled in tendu also known as Diospyros melanoxylon leaves instead of paper) in the village. To implement this resolution, the youth group performed a unique "Holi" ceremony twenty two years ago. The festival of Holi is celebrated as a symbolic burning of evil. The youth group brought all the

title: Smoking in Bollywood
text: to 53% in 2002. Proposed by the Ministry of Health in May 2005, a smoking ban that prohibited films and television shows from displaying actors or actresses smoking went into effect on 2 October 2005. The Indian government felt that films were glamorising cigarettes, and with nearly 15 million people going to see Bollywood films on a daily basis, Health Minister Anubumani Ramadoss claimed that the ban would "protect the lives of millions of people who could become addicted to smoking under the influence of movies." Under the smoking ban, smoking scenes in any movie was prohibited, including any old

title: Smoking in India
text: brands Zest and Verge, and Vape Stop which is an aggregator of international brands. Smoking in India Smoking in India has been known since at least 2000 BC when cannabis was smoked and is first mentioned in the "Atharvaveda", which dates back a few hundred years BC. Fumigation ("dhupa") and fire offerings ("homa") are prescribed in the Ayurveda for medical purposes and have been practiced for at least 3,000 years while smoking, "dhumrapana" (धूम्रपान) (literally "drinking smoke"), has been practiced for at least 2,000 years. Tobacco was introduced to India in the 17th century. It later merged with existing practices

title: U-turn
text: may or may not be legal. Examples of jurisdictions with codified U-turn prohibitions include the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia and the U.S. states of Colorado and Oregon. In Alberta, U-turns are prohibited in certain circumstances, for example (ref. Alberta Regulation 304/2002, Division 7): In Taiwan, Article 49 of the Act Governing the Punishment of Violation of Road traffic Regulations () administratively fines a motorist 600 to 1800 new Taiwan dollars for any of the following unlawful U-turn: In addition, a Taiwanese driver license is demerited one point for an unlawful U-turn pursuant to Article 63 of the

title: Smoking in India
text: 12 July 1999, Kerala became the first state in India to ban smoking in public places when a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court declared "public smoking as illegal first time in the history of whole world, unconstitutional and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution." The Bench, headed by Dr. Justice K. Narayana Kurup, held that "tobacco smoking" in public places (in the form of cigarettes, cigars, beedies or otherwise) "falls within the mischief of the penal provisions relating to public nuisance as contained in the Indian Penal Code and also the definition of air pollution as contained

title: Smoking ban
text: contributing factor to the closure of hundreds of small rural pubs, with almost 440 fewer licences renewed in 2006 than in 2005." Smoke-free restrictions came into effect in the Isle of Man on 30 March 2008. Chandigarh became the first city-state of India to become smoke-free in July 2007. Social activist Hemant Goswami did pioneering work to make Chandigarh smoke-free. Inspired by the success of Chandigarh, the then Union Health Minister Dr. Ambumani Ramadoss enacted the new smoke-free regulation in 2008. India banned smoking in public places on 2 October 2008. Nearly a decade earlier, on 12 July 1999, a

title: Smoking in India
text: one, "The authorities aren’t organized enough...I’ll just pay a bribe." The Delhi High Court subsequently overturned the ban in January 2009, citing that the ban was a form of censorship that restricted the right to freedom of speech. Anti-smoking ads must be screened at the beginning of the movie and during the interval. In addition, a disclaimer must be displayed on-screen during each scene where smoking is present. Woody Allen refused to release his film "Blue Jasmine" in India because he objected to anti-smoking ads that appear before and during any film that depicts smoking. "Due to content in the

title: Ugly (film)
text: filed a petition challenging Cigarettes and Tobacco Products Act, which makes it compulsory for filmmakers to crop or mask any scenes depicting the use of any tobacco, in India. However, Bombay High Court refused to give any concessions. The Central Board of Film Certification required a "Smoking is Injurious to Health" static warning to be posted in the lower right corner of the frame whenever a character in the film is shown smoking. Kashyap fought this regulation stating, "it's the Health Ministry that should take the responsibility of curbing use of tobacco and work towards measures to control it and

title: Nicotine marketing
text: posters and in no time, they would be up again because the real culprits were the big tobacco companies – ITC, Philip Morris (now Altria), Godfrey Phillip. I told them to stop giving posters to their dealers otherwise I would drag them through the courts. Since last May, Delhi has been free of tobacco posters, 100% free". He has, however, been unable to keep mobile vendors from illegally selling cigarettes next to schools. Easily circumvented age verification at company websites enables minors to access and be exposed to marketing for e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are marketed to youth using cartoon characters and

title: 2009 Gujarat alcohol poisonings
text: units. More than 1,000 litres of hooch containing methanol was brought to Ahmedabad from Memdavad. After the incident, there had been demands for repealing the prohibition of alcohol in the state. Vijay Mallya, the chairman of United Breweries, criticised the Gujarat government. He claimed that: "Blanket prohibition has never worked in this free world". The state assembly also witnessed scenes of uproar and demands for the resignation of Narendra Modi, the chief minister of the state. The leader of the opposition of Gujarat Assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil, alleged that Rasik Paramar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor in the area, was

title: Gopal Bhatnagar
text: is a Canadian electronic cigarette company selling e-cigarettes and related accessories. It is a crowd-sourced company, co-founded by Gopal Bhatnagar, Boris Giller and Ashutosh Jha. Gopal Bhatnagar says vaping is safer than smoking. Bhatnagar says there is no solid evidence that vaping is effective for quitting smoking. In 2016, the 180 Smoke Vape Store made an effort to switch 25,000 cigarette smokers to vaping. Gopal Bhatnagar Gopal Bhatnagar is a Canadian cardiac surgeon, Entrepreneur and Public Health Advocate based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bhatnagar is the Head of Cardiovascular Surgery unit at the Trillium Health Centre, which he himself established

title: Smoking in Bollywood
text: the tobacco ban because of the lack of enforcement. Corruption within the government and police lead to officials not being successfully impose such policies, such as the smoking ban in cinema. As noted by one, "The authorities aren't organized enough...I'll just pay a bribe." The ban yet received support from the Indian public, in addition to support from some Bollywood actors and actresses. Famous actors and actresses like Vivek Oberoi and Urmila Matondkar participated in public service announcements that talked about the benefits of avoiding tobacco, such as Urmila's advertisement that said, "Every cigarette reduces life by three minutes. Isn't

title: Smoking in India
text: Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss was quoted as saying, "Smoking on the road or the park will save others from the wrath of passive smoking". Smoking is also permitted in airports, restaurants, bars, pubs, discothèques and some other enclosed workplaces if they provide designated separate smoking areas. Anybody violating this law will be charged with a fine of 5000. The sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions is also prohibited. Rules mandating pictorial warnings on tobacco products were notified on 3 May 2009 came into force from 31 May 2009 after several rounds of amendments and delays. Section