Kazakhstan will completely ban e-cigarettes

According to RTVI, on July 29, 2023, the Kazakh government decided to completely ban electronic cigarettes and tobacco products.
The Republican Party of the country stated in a statement that for the health of adolescents and children, members of the interdepartmental committee voted with a high vote in favor of a comprehensive ban on the sale, import, export, and production of e-cigarettes.
According to the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan, the sales of e-cigarettes in the country have increased 300 times in the past two years. In the past few years, the consumption of e-cigarettes by children and adolescents has significantly increased, with Kazakhstan importing approximately 3 million e-cigarettes within two and a half years.