{
  "id": 1887797,
  "title": "Govt urged to clarify legal status of liquid nicotine after appeal withdrawal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/govt-urged-to-clarify-legal-status-of-liquid-nicotine-after-appeal",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:28:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1514513/govt-urged-clarify-legal-status-liquid-nicotine-after-appeal-withdrawal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The government must clarify the legal status of liquid and gel nicotine used in vape products following its withdrawal of an appeal against a High Court ruling that invalidated the exemption of nicotine from the poisons list.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}