Are drugs legal in Vietnam?
In 2009, Vietnam officially decriminalised drug use through amendments to the criminal law. The amendments outlined explicitly that illicit drug use would be seen as an administrative violation, but not a criminal offence.
Vietnam also has the death penalty for drug smuggling.
What drugs did soldiers use in the Vietnam War? According to a 1971 report by the Department of Defense, 51 percent of the armed forces had smoked marijuana, 31 percent had used psychedelics, such as LSD, mescaline and psilocybin mushrooms, and an additional 28 percent had taken hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.
In other words, 95 percent of the people who were addicted in Vietnam did not become re-addicted when they returned to the United States. This flew in the face of everything everyone knew both about heroin and drug addiction generally.
The answer is yes, you can smoke in Vietnam. Vietnam has a strong smoking culture along many of its middle aged and older residents. Because of this, cigarettes are rather inexpensive and easy to find. Most cigarette packs will cost less than $.
The use of laughing gas for recreational purposes is now illegal in Hanoi after the city's administration approved a proposal on Wednesday to ban nitrous oxide for non-industrial uses.
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Electronic cigarettes, including e-cigars and other personal vaporizers are only allowed in carry-on baggage. However, the use of e-cigarettes and/or recharging of these devices, or their batteries in the cabin is prohibited at all times.
In Vietnam, the legal age to buy alcohol is 18. According to a 2013 students' health survey conducted by the health ministry, nearly 44 percent of grades 8-12 students who were polled said they had had their first taste of alcohol before the age of 14.
Vietnam could become the first country to designate laughing gas as an illegal narcotic. The Ministry of Public Security has said the sale and use of laughing gas balloons for recreational purpose in Vietnam are dangerous and potentially deadly, and there needs to be tougher punishment for them.
Whats in the balloons in Vietnam?
Known as “Happy Balloons” in Laos and Thailand, or “Funky Balls” in Vietnam, balloons filled with nitrous oxide have become a mainstay among young partygoers across Southeast Asia.
According to a report by The Nation, “Happy Balloons”, filled with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, have been sold along Bangkok's notorious Khao Sarn Road since at least 2013. From THB 50 to THB 150, the gas-filled balloons are even provided to guests as they enter bars and nightclubs.
Smoking is prohibited indoors at public places and workplaces, except airport waiting areas, bars, karaoke lounges, discos, hotels and guesthouses, which may have smoking guest rooms. Bans advertising and promotion but allows point of sale displays.
Living in Vietnam, I can see that an important part of the population is smoking. I can't cite any figures or statistics but that is my personal impression. To be more specific, Vietnamese men smoke a lot and a large number of them throw their cigarette butts on the ground.
Because of this low tax burden, cigarettes in Vietnam are among the cheapest in the world, with the price of a 20-cigarette pack of the most popular brand at less than US$1 and for economy brands as low as US$0.15-0.20 cents per pack.
Vietnam is among the cheapest places in the world to buy cigarettes, with one packet costing as little as VND10,000 (US$0.4). Doctors describe the price as way too low and are urging the government to rethink the cost of cigarettes by insisting on a price rise and adding tax.
