How can I smoke in Mexico?

Smoking is prohibited in indoor workplaces, public places, and on means of public transport. Designated smoking areas, where permitted, must be located in open air spaces.



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The new smoking laws in Mexico effectively restrict people to smoking only in their homes or other private residences. Designated smoking areas indoors are no longer permitted. Hotels are no longer permitted to offer “smoking rooms”.

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Hotels in Mexico Must Provide “Smoke-Free” Rooms and Areas It is obligation and responsibility of the Hotel owner or manager to maintain a space that is 100% free of smoke. If a guest is found smoking in a smoke-free area, you will be asked to quit and to extinguish your cigarette or other electric smoking devices.

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Throughout Mexico, smoking is now prohibited in outdoor areas such as beaches, parks, and spaces where there is collective gathering or where minors are present. The law prohibits carrying out any form of advertising, promotion or sponsorship of products made with tobacco.

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If you're planning a trip to Cancun, it might be best to leave the cigarettes at home. Mexico has just imposed a strict new law banning smoking in public places, including in hotels and on beaches. The legislation is some of the most restrictive of its kind worldwide.

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What You Can Take into Mexico. There are limits on the maximum amount of items such as tobacco products and alcohol that can be taken to Mexico duty-free. Each individual can import the following: Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 200g of tobacco (over 18s only)

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The arrival terminals are NON-Smoking. On the departure terminals there are some designated smoking areas, mostly in restaurants and bars.

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Mexico City Airport rules Smoking is not permitted in most of the terminal buildings. However, both terminals one and two have an indoor smoking lounge for passenger's use.

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On Sunday, January 15, 2023, Mexico's radical new anti-smoking law took full effect country wide. The law, endorsed by the World Health Organization, made it illegal to smoke virtually everywhere with the exception of a private residence.

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Mexico's Anti-Smoking Law Hotel and resort rooms are considered public property for the purposes of this law. The law's language also makes it illegal to have tobacco products on your person in public places. The law also bans all types of advertising and promotion of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

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You are allowed to bring enough medicine for the time period you will be in Mexico. If you are bringing an unusual quantity of medicine please bring a doctor's prescription just in case you need to prove the medicine is for your own consumption.

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Electronic smoking devices are allowed only in carry-on baggage. Passengers are required to take effective measures for preventing accidental activation of the heating element of the device when transporting the devices.

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As of January 2020, after Mexico increased its taxes on cigarettes, the average price of a Marlboro or Camel pack in the country amounted to approximately 63 Mexican pesos. In comparison, the cost of a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes was equal to 56 Mexican pesos.

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