President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said it was a"lie" to claim that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to inhaling tobacco smoke.
"The vapors are also harmful for health," Mr Lopez Obrador told reporters as he announced the signing of a presidential decree introducing the ban on World No Tobacco Day. He showed a pink vaping device to illustrate how the products are intended to appeal to young people.Mexico prohibited the import and export of vaping devices and cartridges in October, but the companies have continued to sell their inventory, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said.E-cigarettes heat up a cartridge of liquid typically containing nicotine and other chemicals into an aerosol.Proponents of vaping say it is safer than traditional tobacco.
The World Health Organization considers electronic cigarettes to be harmful to health and has called for tight regulation to stop young people in particular from using them.In April, e-cigarette firm Juul agreed to pay $22.5 million in a US lawsuit that alleged the company deliberately targeted teenagers and lied about how addictive its products are.
deemacca83 cancel your holiday to Mexico immediately
the tobacco companies will be happy
This is propaganda. They state it's a health concern but don't specify what the concern is. It's far more healthy than cigarettes yet the don't ban them. Something stinks about this.
Is smoking still legal? If so, then what is it really about?
Strange.. Much more healthier than cigarettes which isn’t banned in Mexico? Could they be wanting more people to buy cigarettes or something