Just to clarify on the ban. The ban is on the sale and import of chewing gum, not on the consumption of chewing gum itself. The maximum penalty is a jail term,

Just to clarify on the ban. The ban is on the sale and import of chewing gum, not on the consumption of chewing gum itself. The maximum penalty is a jail term, not a death penalty nor caning. Though the link below doesn't mention about the sale, I do remember that the sale itself is prohibited. (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3A%22125e649f-9e18-4cd1-9950-619cd8e2e0a1%22%20Status%3Ainforce%20Depth%3A0;rec=0 http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=...)