UAE lifts ban on e-cigarettes

According to a report by the Gulf Times, the UAE Bureau of Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) has recently approved a new standard for nicotine content in e-cigarettes, and many people believe that the product may soon be available for sale in retail outlets. ESMA Director General Abdullah
Al Maeeni then confirmed that the guess was correct. ESMA has issued regulations to legalize it and will implement them in mid April 2019 as authorities are working to develop technical standards and regulations Redha Salman, Director of Dubai's Health and Safety Department, helped clarify issues related to the sale and use of e-cigarettes in a statement previously published to the Gulf Times. He said that for public use, "steam cigarettes are considered ordinary cigarettes.". Not allowed to be used in public places such as cinemas and shopping centers.