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Whether its cigarettes, cigars, vapes or smokeless products, the inconvenience of having to run out at the worst possible moment is all too familiar

Young people are less likely to already be addicted to cigarettes and thus more likely to be deterred by high prices

Where the money will go The tax is expected to raise millions of dollars every year that would go toward supporting the state

The ban, which will come into effect next month, will apply to beaches in the provinces of Phuket, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chon Buri and Songkhla, and includes the popular resorts of Koh Samui and Pattaya, the Bangkok Post reports