
Data sourced:
more than 5 years ago.
Page updated:
2023-02-24
A decree issued by the President under The General Law on Tobacco Control (article 16) in Mexico prohibits the sale, distribution, exhibition, promotion or manufacture of an object that imitates a tobacco product. This includes nicotine-containing e-cigarettes. The decree was originally put in place to address candy cigarettes. There is no legal restriction on e-cigarette use. The law prohibiting sales appears to be widely flouted.
Prevalence
889.1 thousand
1
A
2017
6%
2
B
2017
References:
- 1. Encuesta Nacional de Consumo de Drogas, Alcohol y Tabaco, ENCODAT 2016-2017. Available at:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iktptvdu2nsrSpMBMT4FdqBIk8gikz7q/view 2. Calculation based on population size data of people over 15 years of age (16+). Source of population data: World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- Encuesta Nacional de Consumo de Drogas, Alcohol y Tabaco, ENCODAT 2016-2017. Available at:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iktptvdu2nsrSpMBMT4FdqBIk8gikz7q/view
Comments:
- Data on vaping prevalence in Mexico (in Spanish) can be found in the National Poll on Consumption of Drugs Alcohol and Tobacco. It is official government data and is publicly available. Data on e-cigarette usage is found in the tobacco section and a pdf version can be downloaded using the link. Around 59,000 people were polled in the survey. World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- Data on vaping prevalence in Mexico (in Spanish) can be found in the National Poll on Consumption of Drugs Alcohol and Tobacco. It is official government data and is publicly available. Data on e-cigarette usage is found in the tobacco section and a pdf version can be downloaded using the link. Around 59,000 people were polled in the survey.
Product promotion
Comments:
- Allowed or banned at place of sale or allowed or banned in all media.
Regulation
Yes
1
A
Yes
1
A
References:
- Data cross-referenced where possible using the following sources :1. Vapetrotter website. Available at: https://www.vapetrotter.com/laws/ ; 2. Global tobacco control website. Available at:https://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/node/14052 ; 3. Tobacco Control Laws website. Available at : https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/legislation/
Comments:
- Although restrictions are in place shops can be found in a large number of larger cities/towns
Availability
No
No
No
No
No
No
Regulations and restrictions
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