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Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has signed a decree to prohibit “the circulation and sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, electronic cigarettes and vapes”
The federal high court in Mexico ruled this week against the 2020 presidential decree banning vaping products after concluding that such prohibition violates the “freedom of trade”
Members of the ruling party in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies aim to establish a new tax for e-cigarette products, while officials are working to tighten advertising restrictions and enforce the ban on vaping imports
The State of Mexico – the most populous of the country’s 32 states – wants to ban the use of e-cigarettes in spaces such as bars, restaurants and workplaces
World No Tobacco Day provides an opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternatives products
The election of a new president could provide the impetus for a more open regulatory regime for vapers in Mexico, according to an e-cigarette lobby group
Mexico’s parliament is running out of time to address the issue of e-cigarettes in this legislative session, after missing the scheduled date for discussion of a controversial new bill
A prominent tobacco control group has accused Mexico’s health regulators of colluding with Philip Morris International (PMI) by allowing the tobacco giant to take part in a public forum on harm reduction
The Mexican government has been accused of deliberately delaying the legalisation of e-cigarettes after four bills designed to remove them from the current legal grey area were presented to a legislative committee
Selling e-cigarettes without a medical licence is still not legal in Mexico, despite a supreme court ruling in favour of one retailer.
Authorities in Mexico have seized nearly 10,000 e-cigarette “devices and accessories”, according to reports.
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