Overview

• From Sept. 1, vape users face higher fines—S$500 for under-18s and S$700 for adults—with mandatory three-month rehabilitation on a second offence and court prosecution carrying fines up to S$2,000 thereafter.
• Kpod abusers must attend up to six months of treatment on a first offence, face arrest and six months of supervision with testing on a second, and may be sent to a Drug Rehabilitation Centre for repeated violations.
• Importers face three to 20 years’ jail and five to 15 cane strokes, while sellers and distributors face two to 10 years and two to five strokes, with etomidate and several analogues listed as Class C drugs.
• Enforcement is expanding with Health Sciences Authority arrest powers, seconded officers, tighter checkpoint screening, and use of online-harms and organised-crime laws to order platform takedowns and seize illicit proceeds.
• Foreigners will have vapes seized and be fined, with repeat breaches triggering re-entry bans for short-term visitors and possible pass revocation and deportation for long-term holders.