Mexico tightens ban on smoking in public places - BBC News
The step, approved in 2021, means the country now has one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws.
12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Will GrantMexico and Central America CorrespondentMexico has brought into force one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws by enacting a total ban on smoking in public places.
The step, which was first approved in 2021, also includes a ban on tobacco advertising.
Several other Latin American countries have also passed legislation to create smoke-free public spaces.
However, Mexico's legislation is considered to be the most robust and wide-ranging in the Americas.
It amounts to one of the most stringent anti-smoking laws in the world. Mexico's existing 2008 law - which created smoke-free spaces in bars, restaurants and workplaces - is now extended to an outright ban in all public spaces. That includes parks, beaches, hotels, offices and restaurants.
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