Pro-vaping groups have urged all state governments to postpone any ban on the industry, pending a federal government study on regulations for sale of vape devices and flavoured liquids.

The Malaysian Organisation for Vape Entity (Move) secretary Syamsul Reza Mohd Mokhtar told Malaysiakini that there is an ongoing cooperation with the relevant ministries to come up with the necessary regulations.

“We respect that states have powers to implement the ban but there is nothing to lose in waiting for the regulations to be enforced.