摘要
The market and popularity of e-cigarettes are growing rapidly worldwide.However,the research and regulation of this novel products have lagged behind.In this paper,we reviewed and compared the regulatory mechanisms regarding e-cigarettes among ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN)member states.Our findings demonstrated a continuum of the legal regulations of e-cigarettes in this region:on the one hand,countries such as Brunei,Cambodia,Thailand,and Singapore have prohibited the importation and sale of e-cigarettes with existing tobacco control laws or specific regulations;on the other,countries such as Myanmar and Vietnam had almost no legal restrictions on e-cigarettes whatsoever.This overview of national regulations not only clarified the legal status of e-cigarettes in the ASEAN region but also provided informing lessons for countries currently lacking e-cigarette regulations such as China.
