Singapore and Hong Kong Crack Down Hard on Illegal Vapes
In Singapore, they’re sold as K-pods. In Hong Kong, they’re called space oil. And in Japan, it’s zombie juice. A new craze is sweeping the youth of the Asia-Pacific: vape…
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