The Mexican Senate has approved a reform plan to ban the use of vapes, which will be submitted to the local houses of Mexico’s 32 states as a constitutional amendment.
According to Vanguardia, Mexico’s Senate approved a reform bill aimed at banning the use of vapes and the illegal use of fentanyl. For the reform to officially become a constitutional amendment, the bill will be submitted to the local houses of Mexico’s 32 states for a vote.
The full Senate voted 110 to 5, 2 Articles 4 and 5 of the Constitution of the United Mexican States expressly prohibit the production, distribution, and sale of vapes, various vape devices, and other similar devices.
Senator Enrique Inzunza’s bill looks at the serious issues facing society today, especially youth use of vapes, harmful substances, and synthetic drugs.
Alejandra Barrales, a senator from the Movimiento Ciudadano (National Movement), opposed the reform, arguing that it was a mistake “aimed at criminalizing and punishing material consumption, rather than preventing and improving free consumption as proposed by any left in the world.”
She suggested,
- “First, prohibit vapes, vaping devices, or similar systems from achieving constitutional status; Second, establish and prohibit the production, sale, and disposal of hazardous substances, chemical resources, and illegal use of unauthorized synthetic drugs such as fentanyl.”
- “Reform attempts to use vapes as equivalent to using fentanyl and other drugs are patently unreasonable. While vapes are certainly harmful, their effects are nowhere near as severe as fentanyl.”
The bill still needs to be submitted to the local parliaments of Mexico’s 32 states, where the reform will be declared constitutionally valid after a majority of them have approved it.
