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(서울=뉴스1) 최지환 기자 = 보건복지부는 합성니코틴을 원료로 한 액상형 전자담배도 일반담배와 같이 규제하는 담배사업법 개정안 시행에 따라 24일부터 7월15일까지 전국 지방자치단체 보건소와 함께 담배 관련 집중 점검기간을 운영한다. 이번 점검에선 금연구역 내 흡연행위와 담배 자동판매기의 설치 장소, 성인인증장치 부착 여부 등을 중점적으로 확인한다. 금연구역에서 액상형 전자담배를 사용하면 10만원 이하의 과태료가 부과될 수 있다.사진은 23일 서울의 한 전자담배 매장의 모습. 2026.6.23/뉴스1

Nicotine-free vapes exploit Korea's tobacco loophole

Imports of nicotine-free e-cigarette liquid have more than doubled as unregulated products raise concerns over youth access and health risks.

2026.10.5

Liquid e-cigarettes are displayed at a vape shop in Seoul on April 24. [YONHAP]

Drop in conventional smoking offset by rise in e-cigarettes and liquids, particularly among youth, women

A surge in e-cigarette use, particularly among young adults and women, is effectively canceling out the decline in conventional cigarette smoking, according to government data released Sunday.

2026.5.31

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An e-cigarette store in Mapo District, western Seoul [YONHAP]

Liquid e-cigarettes to be banned from being sold online, require warning labels

Online sales of liquid electronic cigarettes made with synthetic nicotine will be fully banned and required to have warning labels similar to those on conventional cigarettes starting this week, the Ministry of Finance and Economy said on Thursday.

2026.4.23

An e-cigarette store in Mapo District, western Seoul is seen in this file photo [YONHAP]

Court sides with e-cigarette liquid importers in suit against ministry over surcharges for millions of won

A court has ruled in favor of a group of e-cigarette liquid importers in an administrative suit against the Ministry of Health and Welfare over whether the liquid qualifies as “tobacco” under the law.

2026.1.25

A convenience store worker is seen in front of a display of cigarettes and vapes at a store in Seoul on June 12. [YONHAP]

E-cigarette regulations strengthening next year as gov't seeks to curb teenage use

E-cigarettes that use synthetic nicotine will soon be classified as tobacco from April of next year, marking the first change to the legal definition of tobacco in 38 years since the enactment of the Tobacco Business Act in 1988.

2025.12.29

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nicotine

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Nicotine-free vapes exploit Korea's tobacco loophole

Drop in conventional smoking offset by rise in e-cigarettes and liquids, particularly among youth, women

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Liquid e-cigarettes to be banned from being sold online, require warning labels

Court sides with e-cigarette liquid importers in suit against ministry over surcharges for millions of won

E-cigarette regulations strengthening next year as gov't seeks to curb teenage use