Mexico Senate Approves Reform Banning E-Cigarettes and Fentanyl

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Dec.12.2024
Mexico Senate Approves Reform Banning E-Cigarettes and Fentanyl
Mexican Senate approves reform bill banning e-cigarettes and illegal use of fentanyl, to be voted on by local councils.

According to Vanguardia report on December 11th, the Mexican Senate recently approved a reform bill aimed at banning the use of e-cigarettes and the illegal use of fentanyl. In order for this reform to become a formal constitutional amendment, the bill will be submitted to the local legislatures of the 32 states in Mexico for a vote.


The Senate passed amendments to Articles 4 and 5 of the Constitution of Mexico with a vote of 110 in favor, 5 against, and 2 abstentions, explicitly banning the production, distribution, and sale of e-cigarettes, various e-cigarette devices, and similar products.


Senator Enrique Inzunza stated that the bill focuses on the serious issues society is currently facing, especially regarding the use of e-cigarettes, harmful substances, and synthetic drugs among adolescents.


Senator Alejandra Barrales of the National Revival Movement (Movimiento Ciudadano) opposes this reform, stating that it is aimed at criminalizing and punishing material consumption rather than regulating and preventing it, as proposed by any leftist ideology in the world.


She suggested,


First, elevate the ban on e-cigarettes, e-cigarette devices, or similar systems to constitutional status; second, establish and prohibit the production, sale, disposal of toxic substances, chemical resources, illegal use of fentanyl, and other unauthorized synthetic drugs.


The reform attempts to equate the use of e-cigarettes with the use of drugs like fentanyl, which is clearly unreasonable. While e-cigarettes are indeed harmful, their impact is not nearly as severe as fentanyl.


The bill still needs to be submitted to the local legislatures of the 32 states in Mexico, and upon receiving majority approval, the reform will be declared as having constitutional force.


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