Thailand offers cash rewards for reporting e cigarette use amid vaping crackdown South China Morning Post E cigarette use surges in Thailand despite long running ban, Thailands ban on e cigarettes is back in the spotlight after new figures showed vaping use has climbed dramatically despite years of Effectiveness of an intervention program to develop e cigarette control leaders at the University in Lampang Province, Thailand Thai police clarify that using e cigarettes in Thailand is not illegal, but selling and distributing them remains banned.