Mexico Bans Sale of E-Cigarettes to Promote Anti-Smoking Policy
According to a report by The Washington Post, on Tuesday May 31st, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed a decree to ban the sale of e-cigarettes, advancing the government's anti-smoking policy.
Since at least October of last year, Mexico has prohibited the importation of these devices. Even prior to that, consumer protection laws and other legislation had already prevented the sale of electronic cigarettes.
Despite laws governing the purchase of electronic cigarettes and vaping liquids, many Mexicans still acquire them through import channels or online purchases.
The assistant minister of health in Mexico, Hugo López Gatell, has criticized the industry's claim that vaping is safer than smoking, labeling it a "big lie.
According to the government's own estimates, at least five million Mexicans have tried vaping at least once.
Source: The Washington Post
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